Bringing Together the Educational Interests of Special Operations and Tactical Medicine
Spring 2016, Vol 16, Edition 1
ISSN: 1553-9768
Journal of Special Operations Medicine™
From the Publisher and Editor
In this Issue
News to Use
From the SOMA President
Meet the Experts
Peer-Review Board
Preliminary Comparison of New and Established Tactical Tourniquets in a Manikin Hemorrhage Model (29 - 35)
Accuracy and Reliability of Triage at the Point of Injury During Operation Enduring Freedom (51 - 56)
SOLCUS: Update On Point-of-Care Ultrasound In Special Operations Medicine (58 - 61)
USASOC Division Of Science & Technology: What It Means For Special Operations Medicine (65 - 66)
Traumatic Brain Injury: Its Outcomes On High Altitude (67 - 69)
Power To The People (69 - 71)
Needle Decompression (72 - 73)
Clinical Corner
Red Rash (76 - 80)
Human Performance Optimization
Sleep As A Strategy For Optimizing Performance (81 - 85)
Infectious Diseases
Zika Virus (86 - 87)
Injury Prevention
Injuries And Footwear (Part 2): Minimalist Running Shoes (89 - 96)
Law Enforcement & Tactical Medicine
Operational Medicine in the Austere Environment
Picture This
All That Swells Is Not A Bruise The Morel-Lavallée Lesion (109 - 111)
Prolonged Field Care
Prolonged Field Care Working Group Fluid Therapy Recommendations (112 - 117)
Special Talk: An Interview
"It was a special, pivotal time; the stars were aligned." (118 - 121)
The World of Special Operations Medicine
Closing The Gap: Improving Trauma Care On The Ukrainian Battlefield (122 - 124)
TCCC Updates (132 - 135)
TacMed Updates: Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Spring Update (137 - 139)
Progress Of Tactical Emergency Medical Support In Japan (140 - 141)