Special Operations Medical Association

This show will attempt to extend the conversations and lectures normally found at the annual Special Operations Medical and Scientific Assembly. Topics will include; Prolonged Field Care, TCCC, TECC and many more.

92: Ventilation Basics 07/06/2021

92: Ventilation Basics Sometimes it's good to go over the basics again. Doug gives us the run down on who needs vent management and how to get started. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/19699391

91: Paralytics and Vent Management 06/17/2021

91: Paralytics and Vent Management Everyone knows how hard it is to do good ventilation management using our gear. If the patient is spontaneously breathing in any way it can be next to impossible. Are paralytics the answer? Dennis speaks Evan (ER Doc) and Josh (ICU Doc) about the use of paralytics in vent management. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/19476602

90: Abdominal Trauma with Stacy Shackelford 06/03/2021

90: Abdominal Trauma with Stacy Shackelford With bleeding from the "Box" causing such a large portion of the potentially survivable deaths, can we go in there? A better question probably "should we?". Stacy goes over how large the actual problem is and better yet, "What can be done", and "what does it take to do it?" /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/19315868

89: Getting and Giving Blood with Brad 05/20/2021

89: Getting and Giving Blood with Brad We're beyond explaining that blood is better than water, when it comes to resus and trauma. Now let's start talking about HOW to do it better. How to collect it faster and give it faster in the austere environment. How can we use the gear we have and optimize this life saving process. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/19121639

88: Disposition 05/08/2021

88: Disposition Usually, we are sending our patients to a higher level of care. What do you do with the patients you can't? Dennis and Ian go over a timely topic. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/19010111

87: Analgesia and Sedation part deux 04/15/2021

87: Analgesia and Sedation part deux Jon does this for a living. Dennis discusses some more practical aspects of analgesia and sedation, such as how to assess for pain when your patient is unconscious. Jon also discusses the practicality using IV lidocaine in an austere environment. This is another podcast from the study discussed on IV lidocaine. http://www.oxfordjournals.org/podcasts/bjaed_intravenous_lidocaine_vol_16_issue_9.mp3 /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/18700202

86: Optimize your patient for surgery 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/18424460

85: Optimizing your patient for Evac 03/18/2021

85: Optimizing your patient for Evac Dennis and the guys from the "Dustoff Medic podcast", discuss optimizing your patient for evacuation. We go over the common mistakes and some of the decision making processes of Load and go or Stay and Play whan it comes to the more invasive procedures. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/18353792

84: What if you can't descend? Altitude Illness in PFC 03/04/2021

84: What if you can't descend? Altitude Illness in PFC Sometimes it's not an easy decision to turn around and go home. I talk with Dr. Moon, about taking care of a patient with AMS, HAPE, and or HACE in a PFC environment and when is it worth the consequences to evac the patient. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/18016694

83: Should we be using a pediatric BVM? 02/18/2021

83: Should we be using a pediatric BVM? I discuss overventilation with Jeff. Should we be using a pediatric bvm? /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/17937494

82: Acute Kidney Injury 02/04/2021

82: Acute Kidney Injury Dennis and Doug break down the pretty complex issue of dealing with an AKI in the austere environment. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/17750684

81: Sepsis in the PFC environment 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/17750663

80: Acute Abdomen 12/24/2020

80: Acute Abdomen Dennis discusses the acute abdomen with Ian and Tim, but ER docs working in some very remote locations. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/17285594

79: Expeditionary Medicine 12/10/2020

79: Expeditionary Medicine Dennis discusses a recent trip to Antarctica with Ian and Tim. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/17027093

78: Physical Therapy assessments 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/16918433

77: Nutrition in Critical Patients 11/05/2020

77: Nutrition in Critical Patients Dennis talks with Mark on the importantce of nutrition in critically injuried patients. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/16652303

76: Herniation Syndromes 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/16360160

75: SOM-C 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/16231550

74: MSK Trauma considerations 09/17/2020

74: MSK Trauma considerations Dennis and Mark discuss considerations in MSK trauma in a PFC environment. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15904886

73: Military medics and their transition to civilian practice 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15847724

72: Corticosteroids and SIRS 08/27/2020

72: Corticosteroids and SIRS Dennis and David discuss when is the right time to use corticosteroids. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15719294

71 Fundamental Critical Care Support - Resource Limited 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, /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15413066

70: Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity and TBI 07/30/2020

70: Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity and TBI /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15299297

69: Hot Weather Injury 07/20/2020

69: Hot Weather Injury Dennis and Ian discuss Hot Weather injury. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15284288

68: Pediatric Basics 07/02/2020

68: Pediatric Basics Dennis and Matt Borgman discuss Pediatric trauma. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/15007115

67: PFC Airway CPG 06/18/2020

67: PFC Airway CPG Dennis and Collin discuss the long overdue PFC Airway CPG. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/14817149

66: Calcium and RDCR 06/02/2020

66: Calcium and RDCR Dennis nerds out with Justin and Ricky on calcium, clotting cascade, and RDCR. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/13782752

65: Airway Mastery 05/15/2020

65: Airway Mastery Evan uses his experiences to up our airway game. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/14233193

64.5: Austere COVID 19 CPG 05/11/2020

64.5: Austere COVID 19 CPG In this podcast Sean goes over the new Austere COVID 19 Clinical Practice Guideline. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/14316794

64: Resiliency and Teamwork 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. /episode/index/show/specialoperationsmedicine/id/14233091

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