Bringing Together the Educational Interests of Special Operations and Tactical Medicine
Winter 2017, Vol 17, Edition 4
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
Extraglottic Airways in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: TCCC Guidelines Change 17-01 28 August 2017 (19 - 28)
Effects of Distance Between Paired Tourniquets (37 - 44)
Staff Attitudes Regarding the Impact of a Therapy Dog Program on Military Behavioral Health Patients (49 - 51)
The SOF Truths for Army Special Operations Forces Surgical Teams (52 - 55)
Humanitarian Surgical Missions: Guidelines for Successful Anesthesia Support (56 - 62)
Advise and Assist: A Basic Medical Skills Course for Partner Forces (63 - 67)
Canine Medicine
Clinical Update: The Risk of Opioid Toxicity and Naloxone Use in Operational K9s (86 - 92)
Clinical Corner
Hand Injuries (93 - 96)
Human Performance Optimization
Optimizing Musculoskeletal Performance Through Injury Prevention (97 - 101)
Infectious Diseases
Shigellosis (102 - 103)
Injury Prevention
Tools to Assess and Reduce Injury Risk (Part 2) (104 - 108)
Preventive Medicine
Prolonged Field Care
Prolonged Field Care for the Winter 2017 Edition (114)
Evaluation and Treatment of Ocular Injuries and Vision-Threatening Conditions in Prolonged Field Care (115 - 126)
SOFsono Ultrasound
Pleuritic Chest Pain: This Can't Be Happening! (127)
Special Talk: An Interview
Unconventional Medicine
Use of a Tuning Fork for Fracture Evaluation: An Introduction for Education and Exposure (130 - 132)
The World of Special Operations Medicine
"Evita Una Muerte, Esta en Tus Manos" Program: Bystander First Aid Training for Terrorist Attacks (133 - 137)
Blood and Belonging: Journeys Into the New Nationalism (138)
TCCC Updates (142 - 147)