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Our guest medic editor this quarter is Devin DeFeo, a former SOF medic. 2LT DeFeo enlisted in the Army in 2004 and served as an 18D with 1SFG(A) and USASOC. As a medic, he authored the concept for MARCHE2 for TCCC in the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) environment published in JSOM, which later formed the framework for the Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guidelines on CBRN medicine and the CBRN chapter in the Ranger Medical Handbook. He then participated in the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) at George Mason University, earning a master of science in biology. He is currently a third-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). 2LT DeFeo is considering a residency in emergency medicine. He will be reviewing Does Mental and Visual Skills Training Improve High-Value Target Identification and Marksmanship Among Elite Soldiers? by J. Jay Dawes, et al. (p. 22). Our author interview is with Michael J. Egnoto, PhD (An Exploratory Comparison of Water-Tamped and -Untamped Explosive Breaches: Practical Applications for the Tactical Community via Pilot Study). Dr Egnoto is affiliated with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Forest Glen Annex, Silver Spring, MD. Be sure to follow us on our Social Media platforms @jsomonline https://jsom.us/Podcast.
A U.S. Soldier on a night patrol hears a gunshot, feels a sharp pain in the right side, and yells, “I’m hit.” The unit medic quickly moves to the casualty’s side. The wounded Soldier thinks of the family waiting at home and says to the medic: “Doc—will you please tell my family that I love them.”...
Published 09/26/24
Our JSOM Podcast team of Alex Merkle and Josh Randles will be reviewing the following articles for our Summer podcast:
Advancing Combat Casualty Care Statistics and Other Battlefield Care Metrics by Jud C. Janak, Russ S. Kotwal, Jeffrey T. Howard,...
Published 09/26/24