Research Paper Title All Trauma Is Not Created Equal: Redefining Severe Trauma for Combat Injuries. Background Injury severity scores (ISS) and shock index (SI) are popular trauma scoring systems. Methods The researchers assessed ISS and SI in combat trauma to determine the optimal cut-off values for mortality and trauma outcomes. Retrospective analysis of the Department… Read More
“There is no type of human endeavor where it is so important that the leader understands all phases of his job as that of the profession of arms.” James C. Fry (1897 to 1982) James Clyde Fry was a Major General in the United States Army who served as an infantry regiment and division commander… Read More
Events 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians militarily but guarantee them freedom to openly practice Christianity. 946 – King… Read More
Research Paper Title Mortality Review of US Special Operations Command Battle-Injured Fatalities. Background Comprehensive analyses of battle-injured fatalities, incorporating a multidisciplinary process with a standardised lexicon, is necessary to elucidate opportunities for improvement (OFIs) to increase survivability. Methods A mortality review was conducted on United States Special Operations Command battle-injured fatalities who died from September… Read More
“Progress is what happens when impossibility yields to necessity.” Arnold H. Glasgow (1905 to 1998) His business was a humour magazine that he marketed to firms nationally, which firms would turn it into their “house organ” to send to their customers. He carried on this business for over 60 years, publishing his first book at… Read More
Events 567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. 1644 – Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China… Read More
Research Paper Title Prehospital Battlefield Casualty Intervention Decision Cognitive Study. Background Airway compromise is the third most common cause of preventable battlefield death. Surgical cricothyroidotomy (SC) is recommended by Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines when basic airway manoeuvres fail. This is a descriptive analysis of the decision-making process of prehospital emergency providers to perform… Read More
