The ultrasound detection of simulated long bone fractures by U.S. Army Special Forces Medics.

Special operator level clinical ultrasound: an experience in application and training.

Over the past few decades, ultrasound has evolved from a radiology and subspecialist-centric instrument, to a common tool for bedside testing in a variety of specialties. The SOF community is now recognizing the relevancy of training medics to employ this technology for multiple clinical indications in the austere operating environment. In the Fall 2008 issue of Journal of Special Operations Me...

Sharpening the edge: paramedic training for flight medics.

Military physicians have long recognized that rapid evacuation from the battlefield decreases suffering and prevents death. Air medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of seriously ill and injured patients during military operations was pioneered in the United States by the US Army. The first use of an aircraft to evacuate US Soldiers was in 1926 when the US Army Air Corps transported them from Nicaragua ...

U.S. Army medical preparations and the outbreak of war: the Philippines, 1941-6 May 1942.

F the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, the Army Medical Department had a difficult time coping with conditions in the Philippines, where repeated enemy aerial attacks had been followed by Japanese invasion. Prewar emergency planning did enable the Army's Manila Hospital Center to care for casualties during the first two weeks of the war. However, after medics, patients, and great quanti...

Portable ultrasound empowers Special Forces medics.

Long-term Results, Functional Outcomes and Complications after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Neglected and Displaced Greater Tuberosity of Humerus Fractures

  Background: Humerus fractures include 5% to 8% of total fractures. Non-union and delayed union of GT (GT) fractures is uncommon; however they present a challenge to the orthopedic surgeons. Significant controversy surrounds optimal treatment of neglected fractures. The purpose of this article was to perform a comparative study to evaluate the outcomes of open reduction and internal fixatio...