PJ Medcast

403. The Hypobaric Environment and Altitude-Related Decompression Illness

Doc W discusses medical issues related to unpressurized high altitude operations.

402. Blast Injury

Doc Wightman discuss the natrue of a blast and how it causes injury in great detail

402. Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Blast Injury

Doc Wightman discuss the natrue of a blast and how it causes injury in great detail

401. CCAT, Deployed AF Emergency Medicine, Military Medicine at USUHS

RET COL John Wightman, USAF EM Doc, great supporter of the C-F discusses these topics  

400. Doc Mabry Part 2

Strategic perspectives on Operational Medicine

399. Doc Mabry Part 1

Doc (Ret COL) Robert Mabry, prior 18D (SF & Task Force Ranger), Army EM Doc, Congressional Fellow, Military Medical Leader,  and mentor of mine, discusses overarching issues facing operational medicine.

398. Guerilla Medicine for SOF Medics Part 3

With Doc Lyon

397. Guerilla Hospitals & Networks Part 2

396. Guerrilla Hospitals and Networks- relevance to PJs and SOF Medics- Part 1

USAF Emergency Medicine and prior SOST Doc Lyon discusses her research.

395. Advice from a senior 18D to all PJs, Medics and Corpsmen

Dennis from the Prolonged Field Care Podcast shares some wisdom.

394. Prior Ranger Doc Miles discusses his top 3 on MHSRS

393. Holistic approach to Operator Syndrome and Resilience

Jen and 5x5 based out of Anchorage have worked closely with the Paraerscue Foundation. Hear details about the services available to you and your Teammates if needed.    As always- please encourage family and friends to support the Pararescue Foundation, and do annual or semi- annual team events to raise money. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

392. Prolonged Care Series- Sepsis Part 2 w Dr Chung

COL (Ret) Kevin Chung MD, US Army Critical Care Physician, finished his career as the Chairman of Medicine at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He has been supporting SOF Medicine for many years.

392. Alert SOMA 2024 open for lab and podium submissions

Please support the Special Operations Medical Association. Come to the MAY 2024 meeting in NC. Go to specialoperationsmedicine.org   Attend- learn, network, become a better Medic. Present- move the needle forward, share your experience and knowledge. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

391. Prolonged care series: Sepsis with Doc Chung Part 1

390. Alert Paramedic recertification 7-16 NOV in NY

389. LLs Ukraine part 2/2

388. Feedback from Ukraine, part 1 of 2

Col (Ret) Dorlac shares info from his experiences teaching and supporting. Ret USAF Trauma Surgeon and now PHTLS editor, Doc Dorlac has a lot of experience and passion for military pre-hosptial medicine.

387. Quickie - field training notes

chest seals use of stethescopes in the field tools to improve success of completing a protocol

386. Quickie. Tourniquet pearls from the TCCC Committee discussion

Empiric vs deliberate TQ TQ conversion vs. replacement Conversion of TQ to pressure dressing and pressure dressing to non-pressure dressing TQ risks- amputation, compartment syndrome, neurologic or muscle injury, renal failure and more

385. Part 2 sTBI and late mortality

384. CCAT and Critical Care Doc discusses sTBI in the ICU- what happens after you hand off the casualty? Part 1 of 2

There are 2 main phases of mortality on the combat casualty survival curve. As PJs , Medics and Corpsmen, you do not see the second phase in the ICU days to  weeks later. What you do in the field impacts the second phase of mortality as well as morbidity (quality of life & functioning) . Charles discusses what happens in the ICU relative to what you do as well as implications for prolonged casualty care (PCC) in severely injured casualties.  

383. Master the Basics Series: Casualty Assessment

Operational and Tactical Medicine. Every movement matters. It should be automatic and not require thinking. Each step in the casaulty assessment drives an action. There is a physiologic reason to do things in a certain order. The assessment should complimnet MARCH PAWS in looking for work.   Do i need a tourniquet? - sweep the extremities Do i need to pack a wound? - sweep the neck, axillae and groin etc.   THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

382. Small Unit Care Series- DNBI

Overview of Disease Non-Battle Injury by PJ Doc P.  

380. What is Shock? part 2/2

USA COL (Ret) Doc Chung, Critical Care Army Doc.

379. What is SHOCK? Part 1

Ret US Army COL / Dr Kevin Chung is a Critical Care Specialist who finished his military medical career as the Chairman of Medicine at Walter Reed Military National Medical Center. This is the first of several discussions with him about shock. His perspective as an intensivist brings a fresh look at shock- what it is- how to diagnose it and what to do about it.   Enjoy!   THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

378. Master the Basics Series: Burns

Adding another new sereis- MASTER THE BASICS- a chance to review the most basic concepts in Pararescue and Operational Mediicne. First time to hear for the new PJs , Medics and Corpsman. And reenforcement for seasoned Operators.

377. Deep Learning, AI and Mil Medicine?

Joseph is a USAF Med Student with a mathematics background. He explains what PJs and SOF Medics should understand about AI and Chat GPT and current and potential use in MIL MED.

376. Small Unit Care Series: Diarrhea in the Deployed Environment

An AF Resce Doc and Faculty at NYU in Gastroenterology discusses the diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea, as well as issues re: dehydration.

375. Downrange TBI- the role of the Neruosurgeon

375. AAR with Max

Optimize debriefing

375. QUICKIE: HALT from Allen at SKRATCH

the 90% solution for performamce issues once you have the skills- Hungry Angry Lonely TIred   Like the rule of 3's for performance

374. Jessica Lynch Rescue and more with (Ret) Chief Tellsworth

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

373.MIL Infectious Dis Part 2

372. Part 1 Mil Infectious Disease with Doc Llewellyn (Ret COL USA)

372. Intro to Infectious Disease Part 1

USA (Ret) Col Llewellyn is back. On of our most experienced DOD Docs re: infectious and tropical disease. Great series, necessary to set the stage of how PJs, Medics and Corpsmen should evalate fever and infections. More to come.    

371. ALERT- PJ paramedic recertification course March. Veterans TBI study

Contact [email protected] for PJ paramedic recert 27 FEB- 9 MAR. Trauma surgeon lead labs, ACLS, BLS, PALS, TC3 with long guns in kit, prolonged casualty care full day lab, full day of trauma lanes for all MTPs, small unit care, NREMT requrired curriculum, and more. Veteran TBI study in CO, contact [email protected]   303-724-0846 Check out PJ Medcast on iTunes for a series on training medics with Max, prior Dustoff Medic/Instructor

370. Max Part 4 of 4

369. Max Part 3 of 4

368. Max Part 2 of 4

Principles of training and teaching medics.

367. Deep dive into educating Medics with Max Part 1

Max goes over his top 5 bullets for training and edcuation. He has a great command of the literature on adult education and relates it to how to train medics. Lots of insight and lots of experience from this prior Army Dustoff Medic.

366. CONUS PCC mission & Structural Collapse comments

Great discussion with FDNY Doc Zabar on recent PCC mission on CONUS after the hurricane, and breif discussion on structural collapse issues common to FDNY Rescue and Pararescue.

365. Replay- Cold Weather Ops

364. Performance nutrition with Sam L Part 2

363. Sam L- Performance Dietician at DM-Part 1

This is a wide ranging discussion on the role of protein, body composition and the importance of lean body mass, protein sources and quality, total daily expenditure, recovery nutrition and more. Performance nutrition in the context of Operational training. In memory of MSgt Hughes.

362. A PJ and a Ranger go to med school...

and out comes Mike and Andy- Emergency Medicine Doc and Surgeon. Two prior Operators who are committed to optimizing training and education for the next generation. Here we discuss their new article in the Journal of Special Operations Medicine with an important observation on operational medical training, lead by prior SOCM Jon McCarthy. The article is entitled "A Lost Opportunity". THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE RANGERS LEAD THE WAY

361. Notes from the 2022 PJ MOAB

CoTCCC updates, med planning issues, registry, batdok

360. Ten ways to optimize performance and wellness

Recovery Sleep Journaling Physical Stillness Whole food nutrition PT- smart and consistent Optimizing social interactions Managing allostatic load Mindufulness- prioritze work when you are working, prioritize family when you are with family, etc. Read  

359. South Korea MASCAL

IN this episode we have a roundtable with 3 Docs and reference the North American Resuce Posts regarding the recent South Korea event on Halloween. We review some basic MASCAL principles, differnet types of MASCAL events including crowd surge and stampede/trampling as mechanisms of injury, injury patterns, and the poetnetial role of CPR in MASCAL events. Great discussion with my guests who are great Docs and very experienced.  More to come on this. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE and RLTW

358. Leadership principles with Dr Hill Part 1

Doc Hill is the COO of Columbia University Hosptial, part of the NY Presbyterian system. She was previously the Chair of Anesthesiology at Emory University.  Her leadership experience is vast and varied. She was also the Executive managing the response to COVID at Columia University here in NY, of which SOF Medics were part, under her direction.  In this episode we cover the qualities of a high performing team and some nuances of the leadership role. More to follow on this topic. Thanks...