MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'battlefield'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489589&cid=t_103835_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fbattlefield-acupuncture-niemtzow-technique-needle-battlefield-acupressure-marcucci-technique-pain-control-acute-traumatic-injury-haiti%2F by L Marcucci, MD – trauma surgeon and medical acupuncturist One of the more distressing items being reported out of the developing medical catastrophe in Haiti is the lack of even rudimentary anesthesia and analgesia for the treatment of amputations and severe acute traumatic injuries. One possible strategy for treating patients in pain that is rapidly effective and has little mortality or serious morbidity risk is the use of battlefield acupuncture, a technique pioneered by Air Force Col Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD in 2001. Because Dr. Niemtzow’s battlefield acupuncture technique is most effective when using specialized small, gold-plated needles that are not always readily available, I have adapted his work to a technique I call battlefield acupressure. But, before I describ... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489589 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:37:33 +0100 4489589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3655587&cid=t_103835_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funderwear-20-the-militarys-vital-monitoring-briefs%2F2010.06.11 You just can’t make this stuff up: The underwear project, spearheaded by the nanoengineering professor, was funded by the U.S. military and its effectiveness will likely be tested on the battlefield. “This specific project involves monitoring the injury of soldiers during battlefield surgery,” Wang told Reuters. “The goal is to develop minimally invasive sensors that can locate, in the field, and identify the type of injury.” Ultimately, the waistband sensors will be able to direct the release of drugs to treat the wounded soldier. I wonder what other creative uses our men in uniform will find for this? I can hear it now: “It’s not the size of the device, honey, it’s the metronome that’s in it!” (Heh.) -WesMusings of a cardiologis... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3655587 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3655587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197546&cid=t_103835_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fbattlefield-acupuncture-niemtzow-technique-needle-battlefield-acupressure-marcucci-technique-pain-control-acute-traumatic-injury-haiti%2F by Lisa Marcucci, MD – trauma surgeon and medical acupuncturist (Healthcare professionals only – questions or feedback on the use of this technique in Haiti can be sent to insidesurgery dot com then at sign then gmail followed by com). One of the more distressing items being reported out of the developing medical catastrophe in Haiti is the lack of even rudimentary anesthesia and analagesia for the treatment of amputations and severe acute traumatic injuries. One possible strategy for treating patients in pain that is rapidly effective, and has little mortality or serious morbidity risk is the use of battlefield acupuncture, a technique pioneered by Air Force Col Richard Niemtzow, MD PhD in 2001. Because Dr. Niemtzow’s battlefield acupuncture technique is most effective ... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197546 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:37:33 +0100 3197546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017084&cid=t_103835_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F22%2Ftalk-therapy-how-honest-are-you%2F I pay my therapist $120 every other week. I should, theoretically, feel like I can tell her anything. But I don’t. Because I want her to like me. It’s part of being a stage-four people-pleaser. I didn’t realize the extent to which I was holding back until, the other day, when I mentioned to my therapist something that I had told Dr. Smith–the psychiatrist that I see every four to six weeks–about positive thinking just not cutting it when you plummet to such a low depression. My therapist asked me to back up and tell her more about that. Because either I hadn’t said anything about that to her in the last month or so or else she had missed it. I stewed on that for a few days: Did I omit my frustration with self-help books and cognitive-behavioral techniq... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017084 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:52:30 +0100 3017084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258173&cid=t_103835_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F09%2Fa-soldiers-welfare-versus-the-armys%2F When does the need of a single person outweigh the needs of the many? What if that single person is a soldier and those who need him is his unit? The Boston Globe has an insightful op-ed piece today that weighs this question in light of the increased emphasis on screening and treatment of emotionally wounded soldiers. With the recognition of the importance of a soldier’s mental health, more soldiers today are getting screening and treatment for common conditions, such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But with such diagnosing and treatment often comes a discharge, because it’s in the soldier’s best interests to not be exposed again to the traumatic stresses of war. Such discharges have an unintended effect of decreasing a unit’s available manpo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258173 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:11:13 +0100 2258173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=482114&cid=t_103835_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1227 Anthony wrote in: Although it may seem obvious that better provider access to patient medical information would improve care, it has been challenging to implement for numerous reasons, ie. compatible systems, privacy of health records. One pioneer who is forging ahead is Tommy Joe Morris. He is a former US Army medic who “conceived, designed and programmed the Battlefield Medical Information System-Tactical (BMIST), a medic’s handheld battlefield aide, and a system for the electronic collection and evaluation of health data.” A more in depth article is at this website: http://www.usmedicine.com/article.cfm?articleID=916&issueID=65 It can basically work on multiple devices, securely store thousands of patients’ data, and even sync to a patient’s monitors. ... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=482114 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:59:25 +0100 482114