Global Recon

GRP 87-Combat Concussions: The cause and effects of blast wave injuries on veterans of combat arms


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This is the last podcast I recorded with Dan Brown a few years back. We touched on traumatic brain injuries and I’m glad he was on to help connect the dots. Please, do me a favor and help support Dan’s wife through this difficult. The link to donate will be in my latest story post and in the episode notes for this podcast. Link in bio. Rest In Peace Dan
https://danielbrownmemorialfund.givingfuel.com/daniel-brown-memorial-fund
GRP 87-We have a very special and powerful episode for you guys. Back on the podcast is retired SARC @danielthebarbarian , and retired Army Special Operations veteran Kevin Tretter . Dan served with Force Recon and the Marine Raider Battalions as a highly trained Corpsman. Kevin started out as a Combat Engineer 12 Bravo then went into Special Forces as an 18 Charlie Engineer Sergeant. He got picked up by a special unit to serve as a heavy breacher. He then went back into Special Forces in the Commanders in Extremis Force (CIF).
Kevin survived a helicopter crash in Iraq retiring after 20 years of service. We discussed Traumatic Brain Injury in a deep and honest way as both Dan and Kevin have brain injuries due to the culmination of training in tight spaces with live rifle fire, explosives, and airplane jumps .Both received blast injuries in combat. We discussed the effects of having brain damage, and how the government protocols for diagnosing PTSD and TBI are flawed. We talked about the positive effects of Cannabis on healing brain injuries.
0:00-Intro
4:48-Kevin Tretter’s background.
8:08- Commanders in Extremis Forces. Surviving a helicopter crash in Iraq.
9:25-Understanding the compounding struggles of all of the concussions. Prolonged exposure, retirement, and realization
14:20- Medical Marijuana and creative output.
25:08-Difference between sports concussions and concussions received by blast waves.
27:00-New York Times article on PTSD being misdiagnosed most likely being TBI. Area’s of the brain damaged by TBI.
32:29-Doctors misdiagnosing TBI, and not factoring the cumulative effects of the blast waves on the brain.
44:05-Servicemembers who claim PTSD falsely, sucking up resources for induvial who need it. Solutions to fixing this issue.
1:02:28-Changing our approach to care for TBI. Potential name change.
1:25:51-Finding a sense of purpose. Getting back to the basics. Utilizing creativity.
1:34:02-The positive effects of Cannabis on the brain, and the politics behind keeping Marijuana illegal when it heals.
Articles on brain study:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/what-if-ptsd-is-more-physical-than-psychological.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/military-misconduct-ptsd.html
Hemingway's Brain
http://whqr.org/post/coastline-hemingways-suicide-incorrectly-attributed-alcoholism-and-bipolar-disorder#stream/0
CBD/Canabis for Seizures sited research studies within article
https://www.projectcbd.org/article/medical-marijuana-seizures-sulak-saneto-goldstein
Introduction audio is from the NRA series “Patriot Profiles” with Army Special Operations veteran Scot Spooner speaking: https://www.nratv.com/series/patriot-profiles/episode/patriot-profiles-season-3-episode-11-forward-march
Kevin Tretter:
https://warriorwoven.com
https://www.instagram.com/warrior_woven
Dan Brown:
The Dangerzone Podcast on Sound Cloud, ITunes, and YouTube.
https://www.instagram.com/danielthebarbarian
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