PJ Medcast

Doc W discusses medical issues related to unpressurized high altitude operations.

Doc Wightman discuss the natrue of a blast and how it causes injury in great detail

RET COL John Wightman, USAF EM Doc, great supporter of the C-F explains what a blast is and how it causes injury and tissue damage. Unique wounding patterns and complex care.  

Strategic perspectives on Operational Medicine

Doc (Ret COL) Robert Mabry, prior 18D (SF & Task Force Ranger), Army EM Doc, Congressional Fellow, Military Medical Leader,  and mentor of mine, discusses overarching issues facing operational medicine.

With Doc Lyon

USAF Emergency Medicine and prior SOST Doc Lyon discusses her research.

Dennis from the Prolonged Field Care Podcast shares some wisdom.

Jen and 5x5 based out of Anchorage have worked closely with the Paraerscue Foundation. Hear details about the services available to you and your Teammates if needed.    As always- please encourage family and friends to support the Pararescue Foundation, and do annual or semi- annual team events to raise money. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

COL (Ret) Kevin Chung MD, US Army Critical Care Physician, finished his career as the Chairman of Medicine at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He has been supporting SOF Medicine for many years.

Please support the Special Operations Medical Association. Come to the MAY 2024 meeting in NC. Go to specialoperationsmedicine.org   Attend- learn, network, become a better Medic. Present- move the needle forward, share your experience and knowledge. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Col (Ret) Dorlac shares info from his experiences teaching and supporting. Ret USAF Trauma Surgeon and now PHTLS editor, Doc Dorlac has a lot of experience and passion for military pre-hosptial medicine.

chest seals use of stethescopes in the field tools to improve success of completing a protocol

Empiric vs deliberate TQ TQ conversion vs. replacement Conversion of TQ to pressure dressing and pressure dressing to non-pressure dressing TQ risks- amputation, compartment syndrome, neurologic or muscle injury, renal failure and more

There are 2 main phases of mortality on the combat casualty survival curve. As PJs , Medics and Corpsmen, you do not see the second phase in the ICU days to  weeks later. What you do in the field impacts the second phase of mortality as well as morbidity (quality of life & functioning) . Charles discusses what happens in the ICU relative to what you do as well as implications for prolonged casualty care (PCC) in severely injured casualties.  

Operational and Tactical Medicine. Every movement matters. It should be automatic and not require thinking. Each step in the casaulty assessment drives an action. There is a physiologic reason to do things in a certain order. The assessment should complimnet MARCH PAWS in looking for work.   Do i need a tourniquet? - sweep the extremities Do i need to pack a wound? - sweep the neck, axillae and groin etc.   THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Overview of Disease Non-Battle Injury by PJ Doc P.  

USA COL (Ret) Doc Chung, Critical Care Army Doc.

Ret US Army COL / Dr Kevin Chung is a Critical Care Specialist who finished his military medical career as the Chairman of Medicine at Walter Reed Military National Medical Center. This is the first of several discussions with him about shock. His perspective as an intensivist brings a fresh look at shock- what it is- how to diagnose it and what to do about it.   Enjoy!   THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Adding another new sereis- MASTER THE BASICS- a chance to review the most basic concepts in Pararescue and Operational Mediicne. First time to hear for the new PJs , Medics and Corpsman. And reenforcement for seasoned Operators.

Joseph is a USAF Med Student with a mathematics background. He explains what PJs and SOF Medics should understand about AI an Chat GPT.

An AF Resce Doc and Faculty at NYU in Gastroenterology discusses the diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea, as well as issues re: dehydration.

Optimize debriefing

the 90% solution for performamce issues once you have the skills- Hungry Angry Lonely TIred   Like the rule of 3's for performance

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Contact pjmedcourse@gmail.com for PJ paramedic recert 27 FEB- 9 MAR. Trauma surgeon lead labs, ACLS, BLS, PALS, TC3 with long guns in kit, prolonged casualty care full day lab, full day of trauma lanes for all MTPs, small unit care, NREMT requrired curriculum, and more. Veteran TBI study in CO, contact Caralyn.Ware@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU   303-724-0846 Check out PJ Medcast on iTunes for a series on training medics with Max, prior Dustoff Medic/Instructor

Principles of training and teaching medics.

Max goes over his top 5 bullets for training and edcuation. He has a great command of the literature on adult education and relates it to how to train medics. Lots of insight and lots of experience from this prior Army Dustoff Medic.

Great discussion with FDNY Doc Zabar on recent PCC mission on CONUS after the hurricane, and breif discussion on structural collapse issues common to FDNY Rescue and Pararescue.

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. Read  

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.