Health
Why the tourniquet, a relic from the earliest days of medicine, is back amid the gun violence epidemic
The way the blood spurted from the bullet wound, Lt. Robert Friel knew he didn't have long.
Nov 28, 2022
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News tagged with military surgeons
Surgery
Study captures, quantifies decline in military surgeon readiness
Military surgeons may be getting less training and experience with the high-risk procedures they need to maintain clinical readiness and provide care in military medical treatment facilities (MTFs) and deployed settings. ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Skills course quickly and significantly sharpens rarely used military surgeons' skills
Military surgeons must maintain a broad set of surgical skills to care for combat-related injuries, but during times of peace, these skills are rarely put to use. However, according to a new JAMA Surgery study, a two-day ...
Sep 20, 2021
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ACS briefing discusses use of lessons from combat care
(HealthDay)—The American College of Surgeons (ACS) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the successes and challenges of combat casualty care in Iraq and Afghanistan by the U.S. military, and how an integrated military-civilian ...
Aug 13, 2018
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Surgery
Military-civilian trauma system partnership developed
(HealthDay)—A growing partnership between the Military Health System and permanent civilian trauma institutions is being fostered, according to an article published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College ...
Aug 13, 2018
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Military-civilian partnerships aim to help meet military medical readiness needs
A growing partnership between the Military Health System and permanent civilian trauma institutions is well under way that will create, for the first time, a fully integrated military-civilian trauma system with the ability ...
May 23, 2018
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Doctors orders: A veteran of war and vascular surgery offers advice on health reform
A weary American soldier rests on one knee in a dusty foreign desert. The young man's massive backpack is overflowing with equipment and there are pouches strapped to his belt, tools attached to his boots, and gear affixed ...
Nov 11, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Govt urges new focus on preventing suicides
(AP)—The Obama administration is urging a new focus on preventing suicides, especially among military veterans—and is beefing up the nation's crisis hotline to help.
Sep 10, 2012
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