PJ Medcast

Our Army sleep neuroscientist Doc Brager is back to discuss the impact of circadian rhythms and performance for Operators.

Learn what they are and how they impact performance, and  what you can do to work around it.

Check out Doc Brager's book, MEATHEAD, about the athlete's brain.

This is follow on info from the podcast with Capt McNab. Joe was in the AF over 30 years, his wife Meghan has been through it with him. They discuss issues to help make your relationship survive and thrive through a career.

In this episode we discuss general issues impacting relationships with concrete and sensible advice.

In future episodes we will deep dive into issues around deployments with spouses and children.

Your spouse can feel free to contact Meghan for advice or to answer questions at:

MeghanBarnardYoga on instagram or her website meghanbarnardyoga.com

Joseph Barnard can be found on LinkedIn.

Stay tuned for details on the DM mish from last week.

Another great conversation with Ish on philosophy and thoughts on how tech rescue marries with medicine to make PJs who they are.

The first discussion with Ish is one of the top 5 most listened to podcasts on PJ MEDCAST.

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PJ Foundation White Mountains retreat coming up. Please send dudes and also send contributions to the PJ Foundation to support this and other programs for our Operators in need.

Doc Silvia was the PJ Schoolhouse Doc and now the Doc for the NASA Detachement in FL. In this podcast she reviews the impacts of microgravity on physiology and how these changes impact your job on recovery ops. This is a fascinating review of physiology in space and changes the body undergoes, and the rigors of reentry.  Go back and also review the prior podcast of Doc Menon.

Get ready for the mish!

Capt McNab is back to discuss common relationship pitfalls, how they impact operators, and strategies to mitigate these issues. This will be the first of a few discussions about marriage and family which sometimes create the most impactful stressors for operators. Some people are really lucky and mature and handle relationship issues without stress or negative emotions. But most of us are human beings and are emotional and not given the skills we need when we are young to optimize our relationships with loved ones and friends. Developing self awareness and strategies to communicate better and compromise, and put work into your relationships is the beginning. 

Books that Operators have found helpful:

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

The Five Love Langauges

You tube videos by Esther Perel

We discuss:

programming

not overloading

recovery issues

 and more!

Some great work going on downrange, good on the guys!

Last week we did a four hour exercise:  infil to vehicle, extrication problem, stablize 2 patients on the X. Prep for movement to hardened structure. Move. Perform MARCH PAWS/ MTPs, transition to PFC mindset, telecons, prep for exfil, ground vehicle transport to MTF.

Issues discussed:

-delaying Needle D based on O2 sat and threat

-NPA reminders

-Importance of reassessments before AND after each movement

-Documentation issues

-NEVER leave your patient unless TL directs you to

-RSI comments

- Dry fire MTPs to practice!

-2 IVs for all critical patients

and more!

SMSgt Jeremy discusses the mission from the Team Leader perspective. We discuss Parachute insertion considerations, and also add a few other interesting medical comments about compartment syndrome and pulses, TXA for ongoing bleeding 3 hours after injury, and the spiritual aspect of rescue and emotional support of our IPs.

All PJs and CROs, please send a check to the Pararescue Foundation and get family and friends to support.

Yesterday two PJs from the 212th RQS on their State wide alert jumped from a  C-130 to a hunter who was mauled by a grizzly bear and severely injured.  

Care under fire was translated to risk of further bear attack, then prolonged TACEVAC to a hospital.  Hear about the unique issues of this mission and translating MARCH PAWS to a civil SAR for a severely injured patient.

Operator overseas with partner force, runs a rotary wing tacevac for an MCI.