Background Simulation is an integral component of healthcare education and military
training. There is substantial evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of simulation-based …

As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan end, the US military has begun to transition to the multi-
domain operations concept with preparation for large scale combat operations against a …

Background: Most potentially preventable deaths occur in the prehospital setting before
reaching a military treatment facility with surgical capabilities. Thus, optimizing the care we …

METHODS Patients were identified in the Department of Defense Trauma Registry, and
charts were abstracted for age, sex, nationality, mechanism of injury, injuries and …

Vital signs historically served as the primary method to triage patients and resources for
trauma and emergency care, but have failed to provide clinically-meaningful predictive …

Abstract Background: Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines regarding
prehospital analgesia agents have evolved. The guidelines stopped recommending …

BACKGROUND Recent data for adult trauma patients suggest improved survival when
using hemostatic resuscitation, which includes limiting crystalloids and using closer to 1: 1 …

It is a big challenge to endow a material with antibacterial functions without compromising its
cytocompatibility. Respiratory electron transfer of bacterial cells play an important role in …

Background Whole blood therapy—which contains the ideal balance of components, and
particularly fresh whole blood—has been shown to be beneficial in adult trauma. It remains …

Abstract Background The Compensatory Reserve Measurement (CRM) is a novel method
used to provide early assessment of shock based on arterial wave form morphology …