Journal of Special Operations Medicine. Volume 2, Edition 4, Fall 2002

摘要

Greetings again from the USSOCOM Headquarters. Another quarter has passed, we are into a new fiscal year, and the Medics, Corpsmen, Pararescuemen (PJs), Squadron Medical Element (SMEs), Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs), Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATTs), etc. all continue to perform superbly in support of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines taking it to the 'bad guys.' From the point of illness and injury, through the CASEVAC and MEDEVAC, to the OCONUS hospitals and then to CONUS hospitals, our medical support structure is performing superbly. Since the last journal several important medical milestones have occurred; The BISC funded a meeting at HQ, USA Institute for Surgical Research in San Antonio, TX and we brought together several frontline medical providers (all components were represented) to meet with the scientists there and bring the realities of combat medicine to these folks first hand. These medical colleagues defined the medical experiences from the past year of combat and field medicine and 'watered the eyes' of the scientists. This very smart and dedicated scientific community is committed to bringing 'fixes' to our needs, but we need to tell them 'face to face' the realities of the situations, so the fix matches the need--this forum allowed that to happen and may have been one of the most beneficial applications of BISC funds to date. There is a whole new energy at the Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) and the leadership there is committed to our requirements. Hooah. The BISC also funded the first meeting of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Panel. This is an accumulation of medical experts from DOD and civilian agencies to change how we do combat medical training and equipping for the future.