Fibrinogen Concentrate in the Special Operations Forces Environment

Special Operations Forces Data Quality Issues

This paper describes the work to date on a study initially designed to identify and remedy automated system deficiencies. Specifically, the task was to identify key issues related to Intelligence support to Special Operations Forces (SOF) Mission Planning automated systems interfaces. Once the foundational research was completed, the preliminary analysis revealed significant underlying data qua...

Special Operations Forces: A Global Immune System?

The use of special operations forces (SOF) in war fighting and peace keeping efforts has increased dramatically in recent decades. A scientific understanding of the reason for this increase would provide guidance as to the contexts in which SOF can be used to their best effect, and when conventional forces are better suited. Ashby’s law of requisite variety provides a scientific framework for u...

Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in special operations forces.

Fresh whole blood transfusion capability for Special Operations Forces.

Fresh whole blood (FWB) transfusion is an option for providing volume and oxygen carrying capacity to bleeding Special Operations soldiers who are injured in an austere environment and who are far from a regular blood bank. Retrospective data from recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan show an association between the use of FWB and survival. We reviewed the literature to document the issues s...

Injury epidemiology of U.S. Army Special Operations forces.

Musculoskeletal injuries have long been a problem in general purpose forces, yet anecdotal evidence provided by medical, human performance, and training leadership suggests musculoskeletal injuries are also a readiness impediment to Special Operations Forces (SOF). The purpose of this study was to describe the injury epidemiology of SOF utilizing self-reported injury histories. Data were collec...