Prolonged Field Care Podcast

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 51: Tropical Medicine Considerations For Prolonged Field Care


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Not all PFC is trauma.  Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and others will  take you out of the fight if given the chance.  In this episode CAPT  Ryan Maves talks about some of the more concerning and prevalent  diseases encountered by deployed military personnel and partner forces  and what you can do about it before an infection becomes debilitating or  life threatening.  A few things to remember from the episode:    - History and assessment are key in identifying tropical diseases.  Remember to consider both history of exposures as well as the  accompanying syndromes in formulating a differential diagnoses.  -  Malaria treatment consists of Malerone, Coartem or both.  -  No one dies without Doxycycline!  

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