The Manikin We Owe
Mil Med. 2023 Dec 22:usad471. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad471. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis poem is to provide narratives written by a student of Hospital Corpsman Basic program, describing experiences throughout the training and expressing hope in Navy Medicine. It was originally performed as a spoken-word poem at graduation in 2023 and was adopted for reading enjoyment.PMID:38140984 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad471 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hada Fong-Ha Ieong Source Type: research
World War I and the Origins of Blood Transfusion for the Trauma Patient
Mil Med. 2023 Dec 22:usad483. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad483. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe use of blood transfusion to treat hemorrhagic shock is a relatively new treatment with its origins in World War I. Due to the severity and nature of injuries seen, World War I provided the stimulus to propel medicine forward and accept whole blood transfusion for the trauma patient.PMID:38140985 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad483 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph R Danford Source Type: research
Telemedicine Improves Performance of a Two-Incision Lower Leg Fasciotomy by Combat Medics: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: This randomized controlled trial shows that a HMD providing telemedicine support leads to significantly better performance of a two-incision lower leg fasciotomy by a combat medic with less iatrogenic muscle and venous damage.PMID:38141250 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad486 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pieter W Stark Boudewijn L S Borger van der Burg Thijs T C F van Dongen Marnalg Casper None Wouter Rigo Hoencamp Source Type: research
Maxillofacial Surgery in Ukraine During a War: Challenges and Perspectives-A National Survey
CONCLUSIONS: According to this nationwide survey of Ukrainian maxillofacial surgeons during a year of the full-scale war, 86.6% of respondents were involved in the treatment of gunshot and ballistic injuries in civilians and combatants. The main problems reported by the respondents were (1) a lack of experience and knowledge related to the treatment of severe wounds, especially by secondary reconstruction, and (2) a deficit of resources (equipment, materials, and medications) under conditions of disrupted logistics and changes in the numbers and nosological distribution of patients. There were the opportunity to transfer t...
Source: Military Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Palyvoda Roman Kaniura Olexandr Vares Yan Fedirko Igor Uhryn Myron Chepurnyi Yurii Sn äll Johanna Shepelja Alla Kopchak Andrii Kalashnikov Danilo Source Type: research
Leading Graduate Medical Education in the Face of Uncertainty
Mil Med. 2023 Dec 22:usad492. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad492. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLeading through uncertainty poses significant challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the implementation of a new electronic medical records system led to massive shortages of health care workers throughout the Military Health System (MHS). This case describes the leadership challenges of a surgical residency program director during uncertain times.PMID:38140957 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad492 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matthew Bradley Brian Reamy Source Type: research
