Bringing Together the Educational Interests of Special Operations and Tactical Medicine
Summer 2023, Vol 23, Edition 2
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
Risk of Harm in Needle Decompression for Tension Pneumothorax (9 - 12)
Descriptive Analysis of Combat-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia (13 - 18)
Prevalence of Trauma-Induced Hypocalcemia in the Prehospital Setting (44 - 48)
Maladaptive Cognitions in EMS Professionals as a Function of the COVID-19 Pandemic (60 - 68)
Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on the Army Combat Uniform and Recommendations for Cleaning (70 - 72)
A Review of Medical Evacuations Related to Dental Emergencies and Oral-Maxillofacial Injuries (82 - 87)
Toward A Serious Game to Help Future Military Doctors Face Mass Casualty Incidents (88 - 93)
Management of Type 3c Diabetes in an Elite Tactical Athlete (99 - 101)
Conventional Resilience and the Impact of Catastrophic Injury Exposure on Special Operations Surgical Teams (102 - 106)
Critical Hypophosphatemia in a Special Operations Combat Dive Candidate: A Case Report (107 - 109)
Infectious Diseases
Tick-Borne Encephalitis: An Update for the Special Operations Forces Provider (110 - 113)
Bilateral Above the Knee Amputation in Afghanistan (114 - 117)
Prolonged Casualty Care
The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior (122)
Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Prolonged Casualty Care Working Group Consensus Statement (124 - 125)
TCCC Critical Decision Case Studies (126 - 129)