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This episode, is all about "Versed." We've got Kevin and Paul here, chatting about patient positioning and the intricacies of using Versed, a benzodiazepine, for sedation. They touch on how different patients react to the drug, emphasizing the art of medicine over strict calcu...

Welcome back to the PFC Podcast. Today, we've got Regan on the show discussing her thesis on unconventional medical networks. She's an emergency medicine physician with extensive experience in special operations and unconventional warfare scenarios. Her thesis delves into the ...

In this episode Dennis is joined by Burjor to discuss facial trauma and the importance of hemorrhage control in austere environments. Burjor shares his expertise in maxillofacial surgery and emphasizes the need to address bleeding and fluid loss in patients with scalp lacerati...

This Clinical Practice Guideline was written by a fellow 18D with input from around the surgical community.  It reconciles the differences between wound care done in a role 2 or 3 facility, such as serial debridement, with what is taught in the 18D Special...

The primary reason for the development of the PFC documentation is to enable the medic to more effectively and more efficiently take care of a patient beyond anticipated timelines. When we designed the PFC flowsheet, we wanted a single document that a medic could laminate and...

Don’t miss another great update from Ukraine. This time Dennis talked to Kasia, Kyle and Denys who volunteered (or are currently volunteering) in Ukraine. Kasia, an emergency pre-hospital critical care expert, spent several months there, while Denys, a physician and medical co...

How can we get cold stored O-Low Titer blood farther forward on deployments? Monti is a former army medic who has multiple rotations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is now part of Delta development, which created a battery-powered blood refrigerator that can store blood between ...

If you were not able to make it, or had to leave early and missed the last talk of SOMSA 2023 here is your chance to catch our own presentation of SOMSA 2023 before SOMA posts it and others in the coming months…

COL (Ret) Ethan Miles MD joins Dennis to discuss the nuances of…

In this episode Dennis talks with Brett and Sean about the Combat Medic Arctic Course based in Alaska, the Siberia Drill and other lessons learned from working in extremely low temps. They also discuss the unique challenges and considerations involved in providing medical care...