PJ Medcast

This is a wide ranging discussion on the role of protein, body composition and the importance of lean body mass, protein sources and quality, total daily expenditure, recovery nutrition and more.

Performance nutrition in the context of Operational training.

In memory of MSgt Hughes.

and out comes Mike and Andy- Emergency Medicine Doc and Surgeon. Two prior Operators who are committed to optimizing training and education for the next generation. Here we discuss their new article in the Journal of Special Operations Medicine with an important observation on operational medical training, lead by prior SOCM Jon McCarthy. The article is entitled "A Lost Opportunity".

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE RANGERS LEAD THE WAY

CoTCCC updates, med planning issues, registry, batdok

Recovery

Sleep

Journaling

Physical Stillness

Whole food nutrition

PT- smart and consistent

Optimizing social interactions

Managing allostatic load

Mindufulness- prioritze work when you are working, prioritize family when you are with family, etc.

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IN this episode we have a roundtable with 3 Docs and reference the North American Resuce Posts regarding the recent South Korea event on Halloween. We review some basic MASCAL principles, differnet types of MASCAL events including crowd surge and stampede/trampling as mechanisms of injury, injury patterns, and the poetnetial role of CPR in MASCAL events.

Great discussion with my guests who are great Docs and very experienced. More to come on this.

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE and RLTW

Doc Hill is the COO of Columbia University Hosptial, part of the NY Presbyterian system. She was previously the Chair of Anesthesiology at Emory University. Her leadership experience is vast and varied. She was also the Executive managing the response to COVID at Columia University here in NY, of which SOF Medics were part, under her direction. In this episode we cover the qualities of a high performing team and some nuances of the leadership role.

More to follow on this topic.

Thanks very much to Doc Hill for her time and expertise, and previous support in the education of PJs and SOF Medics.

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

This episode is an intro to basic concepts regarding radiation and nuclear weapons based on radiation science. It will give PJs and SOF Medics the basic vocabulary, concepts and principles from which to approach this daunting subject.

This podcast will serve as an intro to issues related to casualty response and responder safety in resposne to such an event and give you the basic knowledge to understand later discussions on the topic.

Learn about radiation, ionizing vs non ionizing, fusion vs fission, the difference between an atom or nuclear bomb vs. a thermonuclear bomb, and more.