Prolonged Field Care Podcast

Urine output is the gold standard for adjusting any resuscitation, Dennis and Doug talk about the beans and what to do when things go wrong.

I know our listeners want to stay on the bleeding edge of medicine, but with today's "publish or die" environment, flashy titles can lead you down a wrong path. Ricky and Dennis go through how to properly read a research paper and be able to sift through the BS and find the good stuff to base your practice on.

Dennis nerds out with Justin and Ricky on the importance of calcium during fresh whole blood transfusion.

Recommended medications are always being updated in the guidelines, but  the formulary does not change nearly as fast. This is the right way to  get things changed.

Kids scare the crap out of everyone. Lets go through some basics and get back up to speed.

Life is the cruelest teacher....it gives you the test and then teaches you the lesson. Rick walks through a very difficult situation and the many things that went well and what did not.

Dennis and Mark discuss tourniquet conversion and pelvic fracture with associated mid-shaft femur fracture. For more content visit, www.prolongedfieldcare.org

Death is an unfortunate part of medicine, but what do you do after the patient dies? Rick and Dennis discuss what to do if your patient can not be saved.

It's not always trauma that gets you, Dennis and Ryan discuss fever of unknown origin.

Transfusion reactions are generally rare, but some are not as rare as you think? Combine that with other risk factors and you have a problem that you had better be prepared for. Don't worry Evan and Dennis walk through the the whole thing.

It's that time of year. Dennis and Ian talk about every medic favorite training injuries.

When it comes to dealing with crush syndrome, guys are super motivated to push sodium bicarb, but is it actually doing anything?

Dennis and Doug speak about everyone's favorite...Evidence Based Medicine...., but what do I do if there is none on what I'm researching?

Nate gives his views on observed training gaps.

Evan goes through what it takes to get to be a master of the airway.

Today, I speak with Dr. Shackleford and Dr. Rush about the realities of triage currently and moving into the future.

I speak with Jay Baker on Far Forward Surgical Support.

In this episode, I speak with Stacy Shackleford and Andy Fisher the need for surgery on the battlefield and what to do about it.

In this episode, I speak with Bryce about the importance of medical team training. What to teach and how to get involvement.

Despite our best efforts, endless training, and reading, some of our patients will die.  This has been a taboo subject that is difficult to broach in the best of times.  We aim to start a conversation here with the hope that it continues with your Medical Director, PA, Surgeon and fellow Medics before you are ever faced with this difficult situation out on your own.  Often prolonged...

In this episode I speak with Dr. De Mello, a retired anesthesiologist from the UK, with a lot of experience with burn patients both in the civilian hospital and military. Dr. De Mello is also a professor for the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM) Masters in Austere Critical Care program. https://corom.edu.mt/ Lots of tidbits for you to refine your game. Enjoy

Dennis, Doug, and Paul talk through the PFC Analgesia and Sedation CPG

Dennis had the honor of interviewing Dr. John Quinn who's on the  ground working Role 1 medical operations for an NGO somewhere in  Ukraine. The lessons being learned by John and others during the early days of  this conflict and the past 8 years can be used to help those on the  ground now and into the future. This is an amazing opportunity to stay  informed of current ev...

This is our 100th episode! Today I speak with the Godfathers of the  Prolonged Fieldcare Working Group and talk about how things got started  and where things are going in the future.

Jamie, Paul, and Dennis, discuss a difficult scenario with a crush injury patient.