PJ Medcast

USAF MAJ /Doc Hintz is an Internal Medicine Doc with a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. She takes care of Air Force Special Warfare candidates in the pipeline.

In this podcast we discuss common injuries. Besides being of interest, these are pertinent to small unit care. Other than the pool events, these are all relevant for patrol and sick call issues.

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Ongoing, always, in the summer with MIL Teams.

Always worth the review.

FOOT STOMP_ heat stroke- focus on the word stroke. CNS/Brain affects!!!

Immediate cooling

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The case for 23.4% hypertonic saline in the field. This will begin several discussions of TBI leading to the new CoTCCC sTBI protocol.

We will continue to footstep the must know issues for PJs, SOCMs, Medics and Corpsman.

This discussion is from our Summer 2021 JSOM article.

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Keeping an eye on your Teammates and friends now

This is an interview I did with the Journal of Special Operations Medicine for their 20th anniversary.

BLUF

Unit Cohesion and Maintaining a sense of purpose and meaning are protective against mental health problems from combat and recovery ops. Based on research from the USAF Psych Service.

references of original research on which this talk is based:

Military Mental Health. The Role of Daily Hassles While Deployed. Elizabeth A. Heron, PhD, MPH,* Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP,Þ Craig A. Dougherty, BA,þ and William G. Chapman, BASþ. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease & Volume 201, Number 12, December 2013

Military Psychology © 2014 American Psychological Association 2014, Vol. 25, No. 6, 568–576.. Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Insomnia Among U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen. Chad E. Morrow Hurlburt Field, Mary Esther, Florida. James A. StephensonMaxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. Jeremy Haskell.Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. Craig J. Bryan. National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah and University of Utah. AnnaBelle O. Bryan. National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah and University of Utah. Mark Staal. Pope Army Air Field, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Warzone Stressor Exposure, Unit Support,
and Emotional Distress Among U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen. Erica L. Armstrong; Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP; James A. Stephenson, PsyD, ABPP; AnnaBelle O. Bryan, BSPH; Chad E. Morrow, PsyD, ABPP. Journal of Special Operations Medicine Volume 14, Edition 2/Summer 2014

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The PJ Foundation is running a wellness program/ free education series   over the next month- on sleep, nutrition, finding happiness , stress management, etc for PJs/CROs/SERE and families.

Sign up with Dr Jenn Byrne at [email protected]

New research discussing optimal cooling techniques in hot weather ops- from Dr Andrew Huberman's IG and podcast.

More data supporting whole blood from NAR DOCTOR.

Please support the Pararescue Foundation. Ask family and friends an do Team events please.

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Dr Lim, from SKRATCH Labs, discusses the importance of specificity for excellence in performance of job related tasks, beyond general physical preparation.

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You can find our article on performance improvement by searching for:

Psychological Skills to Improve Emergency Care Providers’ Performance Under Stress

Michael J. Lauria, BA, NRP, FP-C*; Isabelle A. Gallo; Lt Col Stephen Rush, MD; Jason Brooks, PhD, MSc; Rory Spiegel, MD; Scott D. Weingart, MD

Ann Emerg Med. 2017;70:884-890