Bringing Together the Educational Interests of Special Operations and Tactical Medicine
Winter 2019, Vol 19, 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
Medical Screening of a Repatriated Afghan National Army Special Operations Command Prisoner of War (16 - 18)
TCCC Critical Decision Case Studies (22 - 24)
2019 Recommended Limb Tourniquets in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (27 - 50)
Interoperable Readiness to Use Tourniquets by One's Familiarity With Different Models (51 - 57)
Prehospital Whole Blood in SOF: Current Use and Future Directions (88 - 90)
The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Drones in Tactical/Operational Medicine (91 - 93)
Human Performance Optimization
Measuring Special Operations Forces Readiness (100 - 104)
Infectious Diseases
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) (105 - 107)
Powassan Virus: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (108)
Injury Prevention
NATO SOCM Research
Applying Swiss Armed Forces Training Didactics and Methodology for Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training (114 - 117)
SOFsono Ultrasound
Could He Stay or Should He Go Now? (118)
Unconventional Medicine
"There I Was": A Cup of Improvisation (120 - 122)
A Case for Improvised Medical Training (123 - 125)
CoTCCC Hail and Farewell (130 - 131)