PJ Medcast

Welcome back to the PJ Medcast. In this episode, Dr. Rush reviews important concepts for advanced airway management in the operational and rescue environments.

This podcast will review the most important OB-GYN issues for a PJ to be aware of with pregnant patients in the Civil SAR realm or in a trauma setting. Some of the thinking was inspired by the DM PJ's experience as the first responders to a multi-vehicle pile up after an Arizona dust storm.

This podcast will review the most salient points for PJ’s regarding pediatric pre-hospital care including “must know” points. Use this opportunity to place a Broselow pediatric emergency tape in your diagnostic kit permanently.

The coagulopathy of trauma is a unique problem that impacts how we manage trauma patients. In this podcast we explore the science of how clotting is impaired in trauma, and why we perform the treatments we do

This introduction to blood and blood products will discuss the nature of blood, antigens and antibodies relevant to blood typing, and adverse reactions. These concepts are essential to understand to provide blood or blood products to patients

Welcome back to the PJ Medcast. In the second part of this podcast, we present the key features of how to assess and provide initial management of injuries commonly seen in working dogs.

Jo-Anne Brenner introduces basic concepts of canine care for Operational Rescue and Medical Specialists.

This second podcast on TBI will describe why the treatments we render are so important to preserve brain function. Please refer to the following website for more detailed and support information: dvbic.dcoe.mil/

This podcast will introduce concepts regarding TBI including the nature of the injury and details about mild and severe TBI.

In this episode, Dr. Rush continues the discussion of the provision of extended medical care in the tactical and rescue environments.