Special Operations Medical Association

By Prolonged Field Care Working Group

What's Special Operations Medical Association about?

This podcast covers medical care targeted to the Special Operations medical community with a focus on providing prolonged care in austere environments.

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Special Operations Medical Association episodes:

04.01.2021
86: Optimize your patient for surgery
Sometimes our patients are too sick to recieve the care they need. Dennis and Mark discuss the decision points of who goes to surgery and when.
01.30.2021
81: Sepsis in the PFC environment
Dennis along with Doug and Justin discuss the latest PFC CPG on Sepsis Management in the austere environment.
11.25.2020
78: Physical Therapy assessments
Dennis and Scott discuss what to do after the life threats have been addressed and the healing begins.
11.05.2020
77: Nutrition in Critical Patients
Dennis talks with Mark on the importantce of nutrition in critically injuried patients.
10.15.2020
76: Herniation Syndromes
Dennis and Dave deep dive into TBI and the various types of herniation. Hint...the most common is not the one we have been trained on.
10.01.2020
75: SOM-C
Dennis talks with Josh and Jeremy about the Special Operations Medic Coalition, what they are doing for the community, and what's in store for the future.
09.17.2020
74: MSK Trauma considerations
Dennis and Mark discuss considerations in MSK trauma in a PFC environment.
09.03.2020
73: Military medics and their transition to civilian practice
This was a big one. Dennis, Evan, Ricky, and Brock all chimed in on the topic of SOF medics and the transition to civilian practice.
08.13.2020
71 Fundamental Critical Care Support - Resource Limited
Dennis, Doug, and Jeremy discuss a new course by the Society of Critical Care that has a focus on the resource limited environment,
07.20.2020
69: Hot Weather Injury
Dennis and Ian discuss Hot Weather injury.
07.02.2020
68: Pediatric Basics
Dennis and Matt Borgman discuss Pediatric trauma.
06.18.2020
67: PFC Airway CPG
Dennis and Collin discuss the long overdue PFC Airway CPG.
05.11.2020
64.5: Austere COVID 19 CPG
In this podcast Sean goes over the new Austere COVID 19 Clinical Practice Guideline.
05.01.2020
64: Resiliency and Teamwork
On this podcast Dennis and Mark talk about Resiliency and teamwork during Mark's time working in the ICU during the COVID 19 pandemic in New Jersey.
04.17.2020
63: Oxygenating COVID 19 Patients
03.31.2020
62: Confined Space Rescue
Sean and Dennis discuss considerations for confined space rescue.
03.06.2020
61: TBI Update with Dr. VanWyck
02.21.2020
60: Ian Wedmore on Updates to Cold Weather Injury Treatments
12.14.2019
58: Justin on Planning
10.31.2019
57: Snake Envenomation in Austere Environments
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10.16.2019
56: Spinal Trauma with Ian Wedmore
09.27.2019
55: JJ and Dennis on HROs
07.16.2019
54: SOP for the Ideal SF Clinic?
07.02.2019
53: Ventilating in the Prone?!
Doug reviews a NEJM article on prolonged proning.
06.10.2019
52: Walking the Fence of Evidence, Environment and Experience with a word on Proning
After a few discussions with JJ who has also appeared in several Element Rescue podcasts, Doug and Dennis talk about using evidence based medicine whenever possible and what to do when no prospective randomized controlled trials exist for a specific...
05.30.2019
51: Tropical Medicine Considerations for Prolonged Field Care with CAPT Ryan Maves
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...
05.17.2019
50: Simple Sepsis Recognition and Intervention for Prolonged Field Care
Why do we care about sepsis in prolonged field care? What can we do about septic shock with what we are normally carrying on a deployment? How do you mix an epinephrine drip? Dr. Maves lays it all out in...
04.19.2019
48: Maximizing Medical Proficiency Hospital Rotations With Mark
04.04.2019
47: Andy Fisher and his Damage Control Resuscitation for Prolonged Field Care CPG
So what is different than what we already have in the THOR recommendations, the JTS DCR clinical Practice Guideline and the Ranger Regiment TDCR? No hextend?! Calcium with the 1st unit of blood?! TXA slow push?! What if the patient...
03.20.2019
46: Bleeding in the Box: Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage with Dr. Mark Shapiro
02.25.2019
45: Regional Anesthesia as an Analgesic Adjunct in PFC
When properly and safely administered regional anesthesia can augment your limited supply of narcotics and ketamine. It can also preserve your patient's mental status while providing targeted pain relief. This can be accomplished using a nerve stimulator and the techniques...
02.06.2019
44: Prep for Flight and En Route Care
12.16.2018
43: 5 Years of Prolonged Field Care
11.27.2018
42: Wound Care Basics and Beyond
08.13.2018
41: The Death of the Golden Hour
07.27.2018
Episode 40: Medic Team Dynamics with Dennis and Doug
07.05.2018
39: ETCO2
Doug and Dennis talk about the application and limitations of monitoring ETCO2 in prolonged field care situations.
04.13.2018
38: Far Forward Surgical Support
03.29.2018
37: PFC from the NGO Perspective With Alex Potter of GRM
03.10.2018
36: ROLO to SOLO: The Logistics of Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion
The Tactical Hemostasis, Oxygenation and Resuscitation(THOR) Group including the 75th Ranger Regiment, NORNAVSOF and others have led the way in re-implementing type-O, low titer fresh whole blood far forward with the Ranger type-O Low titer(ROLO) program. In 2015 the...
02.23.2018
35: Burn Care Priorities With Dr. Cairns of UNC Chapel Hill
01.12.2018
34: Telemedicine to Reduce Risk in Austere Environments
Telemedicine is a crucial capability that must be planned and practiced. The base of knowledge that a SOF medic's knowledge encompasses includes many areas of medicine but generally lacks the depth and experience of specialists available to consult. This depth...
12.21.2017
33: TIVA: Another Look at Pre-Hospital Analgesia and Sedation
Rick Hines has spent the last 20+ years in service to his country much of it deployed to combat zones and other unstable, austere environments and is dedicated to improving SOF Medicine. He made it a point to spend a...
12.09.2017
32: Doug Explains the Burn Care Clinical Practice Guideline
Burns present another wound pattern that can be extremely difficult and time consuming for any level of provider to manage. So much so that there are dedicated burn teams that will often fly to where burn patients are being held...
11.24.2017
31: CBRN for Dummies COL Melissa Givens
We recorded this live from the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center where Guest Lecturer COL Givens, shares the CBRNe knowledge she has learned working (among many other positions) as a Clinical Toxicologist around the world including as the SOCAFRICA...
11.01.2017
30: REBOA for Prolonged Field Care with Joe DuBose
Dr. Joe DuBose is an Air Force Trauma Surgeon who recognized early in his career that hemorrhage was the number one killer of potentially survivable patients. This led him to a fellowship in vascular surgery and, as Dennis put it...
09.29.2017
29: Dr. Cap on Fresh Whole Blood for Resuscitation in PFC
09.17.2017
28: Critical Skills for PFC Providers
Training materials were the number 1 most requested item from our SOMSA AAR. We have put out other training recommendations in the past but wanted to also highlight some important skills that will help you identify gaps in your PFC...
09.02.2017
27: Winning in a Complex World
Jim originally gave this talk at SOMSA2017. Due to popular demand, we were able to convince him to rerecord after the conference concluded. Enjoy...
08.11.2017
26: ICRC Style Wound Care
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What's Special Operations Medical Association about?

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Special Operations Medical Association episodes:

86: Optimize your patient for surgery

81: Sepsis in the PFC environment

78: Physical Therapy assessments

77: Nutrition in Critical Patients

76: Herniation Syndromes

75: SOM-C

74: MSK Trauma considerations

73: Military medics and their transition to civilian practice

71 Fundamental Critical Care Support - Resource Limited

69: Hot Weather Injury

68: Pediatric Basics

67: PFC Airway CPG

64.5: Austere COVID 19 CPG

64: Resiliency and Teamwork

63: Oxygenating COVID 19 Patients

62: Confined Space Rescue

61: TBI Update with Dr. VanWyck

60: Ian Wedmore on Updates to Cold Weather Injury Treatments

58: Justin on Planning

57: Snake Envenomation in Austere Environments

56: Spinal Trauma with Ian Wedmore

55: JJ and Dennis on HROs

54: SOP for the Ideal SF Clinic?

53: Ventilating in the Prone?!

52: Walking the Fence of Evidence, Environment and Experience with a word on Proning

51: Tropical Medicine Considerations for Prolonged Field Care with CAPT Ryan Maves

50: Simple Sepsis Recognition and Intervention for Prolonged Field Care

48: Maximizing Medical Proficiency Hospital Rotations With Mark

47: Andy Fisher and his Damage Control Resuscitation for Prolonged Field Care CPG

46: Bleeding in the Box: Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage with Dr. Mark Shapiro

45: Regional Anesthesia as an Analgesic Adjunct in PFC

44: Prep for Flight and En Route Care

43: 5 Years of Prolonged Field Care

42: Wound Care Basics and Beyond

41: The Death of the Golden Hour

Episode 40: Medic Team Dynamics with Dennis and Doug

39: ETCO2

38: Far Forward Surgical Support

37: PFC from the NGO Perspective With Alex Potter of GRM

36: ROLO to SOLO: The Logistics of Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion

35: Burn Care Priorities With Dr. Cairns of UNC Chapel Hill

34: Telemedicine to Reduce Risk in Austere Environments

33: TIVA: Another Look at Pre-Hospital Analgesia and Sedation

32: Doug Explains the Burn Care Clinical Practice Guideline

31: CBRN for Dummies COL Melissa Givens

30: REBOA for Prolonged Field Care with Joe DuBose

29: Dr. Cap on Fresh Whole Blood for Resuscitation in PFC

28: Critical Skills for PFC Providers

27: Winning in a Complex World

26: ICRC Style Wound Care