Joint Trauma System (JTS) DoD Center of Excellence for Trauma

Combat Casualty Care Conference: Overview of Altitude Emergencies in the Prehospital Environment Earlier this year, JTS published a new clinical practice guideline focused on prevention and handling of altitude emergencies in the prehospital environment. Focus areas include symptom surveillance, complications, treatment, and the impact on pre-existing conditions. On Thursday, August 29, HMCS Wayne Papalski, will provide an overview. The presentation will follow a patient case review. #TraumaMedicine #TCCC #AltitudeEmergencies 

JTS announces the publication of the En Route Care (ERC) Patient Packaging Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG). The prompt movement of patients to the required level of clinical care is essential to prevent morbidity and mortality. The ERC Patient Packaging CPG is a must-read resource for those responsible for preparing patients for en route care and evacuation to ensure the safe transport of casualties to definitive care. The ERC CPG addresses the requirements defined in Joint Publication (JP) 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms and JP 4-02 for transitory medical care, patient holding, and staging capabilities from the point of injury or onset of disease throughout the continuum of care.   JTS Link: https://lnkd.in/gZ9ZRk6Y Deployed Medicine Link: https://lnkd.in/gRjb59j8

The CBRN Injury Response Part 3: Medical Management of Radiation Exposure and Nuclear Events Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) provides guidance for the recognition, decontamination, treatment, and triage of suspected or confirmed irradiated and/or contaminated patients who are exposed to radiation. The CPG is intended for use with the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines. LINK (JTS): https://lnkd.in/guYSEmxm LINK (Deployed Medicine): https://lnkd.in/gfK_vS3u

If you’re attending the Military Health System Research Symposium next week, please attend these sessions! The TBI Epidemiology and Trauma sessions will be moderated by me! The Case Records session is put on by JTS and is always a big hit! These are great opportunities for learning and networking! See you next week🎉🎉🎉

Combat Casualty Care Conference: Overview of Altitude Emergencies in the Prehospital Environment Earlier this year, JTS published a new clinical practice guideline focused on prevention and handling of altitude emergencies in the prehospital environment. Focus areas include symptom surveillance, complications, treatment, and the impact on pre-existing conditions. On Thursday, August 29, HMCS Wayne Papalski, will provide an overview. The presentation will follow a patient case review. #TraumaMedicine #TCCC #AltitudeEmergencies 

INDOPACOM Trauma Care Conference Series: DoD Global Health Engagement, Knowledge Management, and the Medical Preparation of the Operational Environment    Now more than ever, interoperability and collaboration with our Allies and Partners are necessary in developing interoperability to enhance our mutual readiness. This will allow us to optimize our ability to support each other during times of crisis, conflict, or competition.    On Tuesday, August 27, COL (Ret.) Ramey Wilson, Senior Advisor on Knowledge Management at the Uniformed Services University's Center for Global Health Engagement, will present on this topic and address questions.    #TraumaMedicine #Interoperability #GlobalHealthEngagement #OperationalEnvironment #CombatCasualtyCare 

Combat Casualty Care Conference: Patient Case Reviews of Gunshot Wounds Two cases involving gunshot wounds will be presented. One case will focus on a GSW to the leg with compartment syndrome and fasciotomy, while the other case is a GSW to the neck. The cases will be presented along the continuum of care. #Gunshot #GSW #Fasciotomy #Triage #CombatCasualtyCare #Trauma #MilitaryMedicine

🌍"Engaging Allies and Partners in a DoD Global Trauma System"🌏 If the content in this paper is an area of interest to you, please reach out and let's connect. The Joint Trauma System (JTS) DoD Center of Excellence for Trauma looks forward to translating these recommendations into action with allies and partners for the benefit of military and civilian personnel. 👏 Appreciate the chance to join this thought leadership team including Mason Remondelli, Ryan Leone, Collin Todd, Natalia Barzanji, Jennifer Gurney, Teresa Duquette-Frame, and Jason Brill. 👏 🙏 Thanks for publishing this important work Laura M. Thurston Goodroe, DLS! 🙏 "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future." John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

New Operational Guidance for the Use of Frozen and Deglycerolized Red Blood Cells. Frozen red blood cells are critical in the military trauma system to maintain blood reserves in challenging operational environments. The updated Frozen and Deglycerolized Red Blood Cells CPG outlines the clinical and operational limitations to using frozen red cells and how to successfully employ frozen and deglycerolized red blood cells. LINK: https://lnkd.in/gb2eE9at

Combat Casualty Care Conference: Compensatory Reserve Measurement (CRM) – Using CRM to provide early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume Blood loss is one of the major causes of death after traumatic injury, and effective hemorrhage management is the key to survival. On Thursday, August 13, Dr. Victor Convertino’s presentation reviews the physiological basis underlying the limitations of using the shock index as a monitoring tool for the assessment of the clinical status and outcome of patients suffering from hemorrhagic injuries. The presentation will follow a patient case review. #Hemorrhage #Triage #CombatCasualtyCare #Trauma #MilitaryMedicine