Chest decompressions in the dark, surgical airways with night vision goggles- a few of the things that Dr Dan Pronk has had to do whilst operating as a Special Operations Doctor in the military. This episode will leave you in awe for not only the people in the military but for all emergency services working under pressurised situations. Dan served the majority of his military career within Special Operations Units, including four tours of Afghanistan and over 100 combat missions. Dan was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service for his conduct in action on his second tour of Afghanistan. In this episode, I sat down with Dr Dan Pronk and talked through topics such as military trauma, PTSD and resilience. Dan talked about his experiences with, and management of, trauma patients in the field and what it was like working in these high intensity, high stress environments. Personal reflections on PTSD, loss of identity and purpose also lead to dan writing the resilience shield which was also discussed on this episode. 

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- https://resilienceshield.com/purchase-the-book/. click this link to purchase now !!!!

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- Tac Med - for all resources and medical equipment follow this link to the tac med website. click here !!

Arterial-Tourniquets-E-Book-Tacmed-Australia.pdf - awesome read