Research Paper Title Unforeseen Risk: Leptospirosis and the U.S. Special Operations Community. Background Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis with worldwide distribution and is potentially lethal to those infected if left untreated. Due to the global posture of the US Special Operations community, there is a seemingly perfect overlap of the regions in which they deploy… Read More
Special Forces & ACL Reconstruction
Research Paper Title Return to Full Duty after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Is The Second Time more Difficult? Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur repeatedly in Special Operations Forces (SOF). In this study, we sought to determine whether military patients requiring a second (i.e., revision) ACL reconstruction in the same knee had a lower… Read More
Deployed Assessment & Management of mTBI Casualties
Research Paper Title Deployed Assessment and Management of mTBI Casualties. Abstract The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have placed a spotlight on screening, evaluation, and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as concussion. The author presents a mass casualty case in which a Ranger company medical section assessed and managed 30 Service members… Read More
Military Trauma: A Concept
Research Paper Title Soldiers Can Take It – A Conceptual Analysis of Trauma. Purpose This article will analyse the concept of trauma and illustrate distinctions between accepted definitions and actual meaning. For populations at high risk for exposure to traumatic situations, such as Special Operations Forces (SOF) and deployed military personnel, delineating the beliefs and… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 