Frontline Medicine

[abckidsmom]

I worked in trauma critical care in 1998-2000, and I remember several patients who would have survived their injuries if they'd recieved treatment like this.

I am so impressed by the facility, people, and the care they give. That was worth the time to watch.

I enjoyed learning about the prosthetics and recovery in Episode 2.

 

[DPM]

I worked in trauma critical care in 1998-2000, and I remember several patients who would have survived their injuries if they'd recieved treatment like this.

I am so impressed by the facility, people, and the care they give. That was worth the time to watch.

I enjoyed learning about the prosthetics and recovery in Episode 2.

I was blown away by that mechanical hand. Truly awesome stuff.

 

[mycrofft]

Moving care to the patient on the line.

http://www.amazon.com/On-Call-In-Hell-Doctors/dp/0451220536

The author talks about his service with the US Marines including the battle for Fallujah, and moving the highest level of care (sport of a super aid station but with a surgeon and some higher capabilities) into the battle area.

Combined, Afghanistan and Iraq have been going on for longer than the full-gear Vietnam involvement (1964-1975). Feedback and response from the battle area have been much greater this time, I think.

 

[DPM]

Another interesting read, if you can find it, is "The Red and Green Life Machine" . The Author was Officer Commanding Medical Squadron of the Commando Logistic Regiment and commanded the field hospital at Ajax Bay during the Falklands conflict. I received the book as a birthday present as a younger man and I read it cover to cover in one go.

I have found that not a lot is known about the Falklands Conflict outside of British Military circles, and unfortunately some hard lessons learned there were forgotten shortly after.

 

[RocketMedic]

My one complaint with armor (aside from the weight of the IBA and IOTV the US Army fields) is not as much with the armor as with the training our first-aiders and medics receive. Many of them are taught by rote and assume that the armor is impenetrable. I've rarely seen a new medic (and still catch some of the NCOs) that doesn't hesitate to consider a plate or armor penetration, as opposed to a miss.

Armor is valuable, but in all too many soldiers, it's a confidence booster to justify unsound choices.

 

[mycrofft]

Falklands...check. Not much publicized in the US. I remember it mostly as the Vulcan bomber's last hurrah. And the first time modern antiship missiles were effectively used in a real conflict.