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JSOM Featured Abstract: Needle Decompression Complicated by Cardiac Injury in a Prehospital Environment Davis K, Oury JJ, Reed BL, Grabo DJ, Wilson A, Coleman C. 24(2). 78 - 80. (Journal Article) Abstract Needle decompression is a mainstay intervention for tension pneumothorax in trauma medicine. It is used in combat and prehospital medicine when definitive measures are often not available or ideal. It can temporarily relieve increased intrathoracic pressure and treat a collapsed lung or great vessel obstruction. However, when done incorrectly, it can result in underlying visceral organ and vessel trauma. This is a case of an adult male who presented to the emergency department after sustaining multiple stab wounds during an altercation. On arrival, the patient had a 14-gauge angiocatheter inserted at the 4th intercostal space (ICS), left of the parasternal line traversing the right ventricle and interventricular septum and terminating in the left ventricle. The case emphasizes the importance of understanding the landmarks of performing needle decompression in increasing the procedure's efficacy and reducing iatrogenic complications. Keywords: #needledecompression #cardiacinjury #trauma #tensionpneumothorax #iatrogeniccomplications https://lnkd.in/e4Pdb_hC

Check out this great interview with Dr. Frank Butler. It's a compelling discussion about the past and future of #TCCC via the EMS World podcast. Signed copies of Dr. Butler's new book, Tell Them Yourself: It's Not Your Day To Die, are now available on the JSOM Online Store. https://lnkd.in/eEXebZzV #TacticalCombatCasualtyCare #MilitaryMedicine #Medicine #EMS #CombatMedicine

Today marks 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks that forever changed New York City and the nation. As years pass, it's important we continue to pass on the responsibility of remembering this day. We remember those who were lost, as well as those family members left behind to grieve. And we also honor the ongoing sacrifice of rescue, recovery, and relief workers and first responders, and the survivors and members of the broader lower Manhattan community, who are sick or have died from exposure to toxins at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of 9/11.

The Journal of Special Operations Medicine (JSOM) published by Breakaway Media, LLC is at the World Trauma Symposium in Las Vegas today! Find us at Table 2 to learn more about the journal and the references we offer. We have copies of our handbooks for purchase, as well as copies of the new book Tell Them Yourself: It's Not Your Day To Die by Frank Butler, Kevin O' Connor, and Jeff Butler. #WorldTraumaSymposium2024 #EMSWorldExpo #NAEMT #EMSWORLD

The JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services has released its review of the book Tell Them Yourself: It's Not Your Day to Die. We are incredibly proud to be the publisher of this work. Please follow the link to the JEMS website for the full review. To order the book (including copies signed by Frank Butler) please visit: https://lnkd.in/g2gryQsd JEMS (Review) Medical history is often written by researchers, sometimes written by observers and participants, but rarely written by those who made it. Frank Butler, retired Navy Captain, SEAL, and physician, wanted to change how casualties were cared for on the battlefield. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is arguably the most important innovation on the battlefield since Ambrose Pare tied off bleeders and Jonathan Letterman brought medicine to the battlefield. What TCCC is and how it became not just the system of care for battlefield casualties but evolved into the care of trauma victims in the prehospital arena and to the lay community via STOP THE BLEED, is the thesis of this book... Read More: https://lnkd.in/eWS9mZ-R

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