​2017 has been an intriguing year.  For the blog and podcast specifically, there have been many accomplishments.  Goals have been obtained faster than planned and we still are striving for even more success.  Today, we are talking about something that is not in medicine much but we see it elsewhere such as the military and firefighting: the after action review (AAR).  However, a traditional AAR can sometimes be difficult to perform at it takes a long time.  In critical events there is an abbreviated version known as the "hot offload" which is being promoted by some such as Ashley Liebig.  However, it is worth noting there are some key differences.