Bringing Together the Educational Interests of Special Operations and Tactical Medicine
Summer 2018, Vol 18, 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
A Case of Rhabdomyolysis Caused by Blood Flow-Restricted Resistance Training (16 - 17)
New and Established Models of Limb Tourniquet Compared in Simulated First Aid (36 - 41)
Old Tricks for New Dogs? John Caddy and the Victorian Origins of TCCC (58 - 62)
Surgery at Sea: The Effect of Simulated High Sea States on Surgical Performance (64 - 70)
Optimizing Tactical Medical Performance: The Effect of Light Hue on Vision Testing (75 - 78)
Methods for Early Control of Abdominal Hemorrhage: An Assessment of Potential Benefit (98 - 104)
Canine Medicine
Picture This: Management of Canine Pyotraumatic Dermatitis (a.k.a., Hot Spot) (105 - 109)
Human Performance Optimization
Dietary Supplements for Musculoskeletal Pain: Science Versus Claims (110 - 114)
Infectious Diseases
Ascaris (115 - 116)
Injury Prevention
Prolonged Field Care
Nursing Interventions in Prolonged Field Care (123 - 132)
Preventive Medicine
Arthropod Borne and Zoonotic Infections Among Military Personnel in Georgia (136 - 140)
SOFsono Ultrasound
Intelligent Exam for Crucial Intelligence. . . (141)
Unconventional Medicine
Ether Anesthesia in the Austere Environment: An Exposure and Education (142 - 146)
The Soviet Counterinsurgency in the Western Borderlands (147)
A New Standard for Battlefield Trauma Care in the US Military (153)