Podcast Episodes

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 37: PFC From The NGO Perspective With Alex Potter Of GRM

Non-Governmental Organizations, Non-Profits and Volunteers have been  providing critical services on the battlefield for millennia.  Historically the traditional view of medical care in conflict zone…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 36: ROLO To SOLO The Logistics Of Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion

The Trauma Hemostasis and Oxygenation Research (THOR) Network including  the 75th Ranger Regiment, NORNAVSOF, and others have led the way in  re-implementing type-O, low titer fresh whole blood far f…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 35: Burn Care Priorities With Dr. Cairns Of UNC Chapel Hill

Which burn fluid resuscitation formula is best? Does it really matter?  

What can happen if you over resuscitate? Under?  

What can cause an increase or decrease in the demand of fluids?  

What can y…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 34: Telemedicine To Reduce Risk In Austere Environments

Telemedicine is a crucial capability that must be planned and practiced.  The base of knowledge that a SOF medic’s knowledge encompasses includes  many areas of medicine but generally lacks  the dept…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 33: TIVA: Another Look At Pre-Hospital Analgesia And Sedation

Rick Hines has spent the last 20+ years in service to his country much  of it deployed to combat zones and other unstable, austere environments  and is dedicated to improving SOF Medicine.  He made i…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 32: Doug Explains The Burn Care Clinical Practice Guideline

When do you give a burn patient antibiotics? Which ones?  

How do you calculate TBSA and the rule of 10s?  

What do you use to guide fluid resuscitation? What fluid? 

 When is an escharotomy in the f…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 31: CBRNE For Dummies

In this live recording, guest lecturer COL Missy Givens shares the CBRNe  knowledge she has learned while working as a clinical toxicologist,  among many other positions, around the world including a…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 30: REBOA For Prolonged Field Care With Joe Dubose

You are in your Team House or BAS. You have given FDP, Whole blood, TXA  calcium and don’t have much left despite the few units from the walking  blood bank. Your patient continues to bleed internall…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 29: Dr. Cap On Fresh Whole Blood For Resuscitation

Dr. Cap has been leading the way here in the US with the Armed Services  Blood Program on fresh whole blood transfusion research in conjunction  with the THOR Network and answering tough questions th…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Prolonged Field Care Podcast 28: Critical Skills For PFC Providers

Training materials were the number 1 most requested item from our SOMSA  AAR.  We have put out other training recommendations in the past but  wanted to also highlight some important skills that will…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago