July 2, 2015 FDA clears new traumatic brain injury assessment device A new handheld medical device for analyzing brain injuries has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. In May 2015, the Ahead 200 was cleared by the FDA to help clinicians assess mildly-presenting head trauma patients.The device, which was developed by the U.S. Army Medical
July 2, 2015 Innovative summer ads advise: “Jack Into the Blood Grid, Infuse Life” On July 1, 2015, the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) will call upon prospective blood donors around the world to "Jack into the Blood Grid and Infuse Life" this summer. By way of edgy print and display ads coupled with a robust social media campaign, ASBP hopes to attract first-time donors
July 2, 2015 FDA clears new traumatic brain injury assessment device A new handheld medical device for analyzing brain injuries has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. In May 2015, the Ahead 200 was cleared by the FDA to help clinicians assess mildly-presenting head trauma patients.The device, which was developed by the U.S. Army Medical
July 2, 2015 Innovative summer ads advise: “Jack Into the Blood Grid, Infuse Life” On July 1, 2015, the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) will call upon prospective blood donors around the world to "Jack into the Blood Grid and Infuse Life" this summer. By way of edgy print and display ads coupled with a robust social media campaign, ASBP hopes to attract first-time donors
July 2, 2015 Fourth of July fireworks safety tips According to the Fireworks Information Center, more than 240 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the Fourth of July.Fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burns and eye injuries. Help prevent fireworks-related injuries and deaths by
July 2, 2015 Fourth of July fireworks safety tips According to the Fireworks Information Center, more than 240 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the Fourth of July. Fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burns and eye injuries. Help prevent fireworks-related injuries and deaths by
July 2, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: TSgt Carlos Alvarado Editor’s note: The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for their positive impact and commitment to the mission.I’m Tech. Sgt. Carlos Alvarado, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron medical administration services
July 1, 2015 UPDATE: TRICARE Breast Pump Policy Town Hall Many TRICARE beneficiaries were understandably excited when the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expanded TRICARE coverage of breast pumps, associated supplies and breastfeeding counseling to all female TRICARE beneficiaries in December 2014. You've had many questions since news of
July 1, 2015 'PTSD can create a new normal that's a lot worse' June 27 was recognized as National Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. This has been authorized by the United States Congress since 2010, and last year Congress designated the whole month of June as PTSD Awareness Month, to offer more opportunity to educate the public on this significant
July 1, 2015 JBSA-Randolph’s oversized load hits road for Ohio The final section of a C-17 Globemaster III fuselage left Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during the early hours of June 23, 2015. This section will be reunited with the other pieces of the aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where it will be used as an aeromedical evacuation
July 1, 2015 UPDATE: TRICARE Breast Pump Policy Town Hall Many TRICARE beneficiaries were understandably excited when the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expanded TRICARE coverage of breast pumps, associated supplies and breastfeeding counseling to all female TRICARE beneficiaries in December 2014. You've had many questions since news of
July 1, 2015 JBSA-Randolph’s oversized load hits road for Ohio The final section of a C-17 Globemaster III fuselage left Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during the early hours of June 23, 2015. This section will be reunited with the other pieces of the aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where it will be used as an aeromedical evacuation trainer.
July 1, 2015 'PTSD can create a new normal that's a lot worse' June 27 was recognized as National Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. This has been authorized by the United States Congress since 2010, and last year Congress designated the whole month of June as PTSD Awareness Month, to offer more opportunity to educate the public on this significant
June 26, 2015 What You Should Know this PTSD Awareness Day To bring greater awareness to the issue of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the United States Senate designated June 27 as National PTSD Awareness Day. June has been designated as PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD). PTSD is an intense physical and emotional response
June 26, 2015 What You Should Know this PTSD Awareness Day To bring greater awareness to the issue of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the United States Senate designated June 27 as National PTSD Awareness Day. June has been designated as PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD).PTSD is an intense physical and emotional response to
June 16, 2015 Former flight nurse shares details of first Operation Babylift flight crash "I will never forget that day; it's as fresh to me right now as it was the day it happened."Those words jump started a 60-minute tale of what it was like to be the Air Force medical crew director - and survivor -- on the first Operation Babylift flight out of Vietnam that crashed about 14 minutes
June 16, 2015 Former flight nurse shares details of first Operation Babylift flight crash "I will never forget that day; it's as fresh to me right now as it was the day it happened." Those words jump started a 60-minute tale of what it was like to be the Air Force medical crew director - and survivor -- on the first Operation Babylift flight out of Vietnam that crashed about 14 minutes
June 15, 2015 Nellis Airmen pull passengers from burning vehicle For three Airmen assigned here, life is about lending a hand to those who need it most without expecting anything in return.On May 31, Capt. Lance Bacon, 99th Medical Operations Squadron emergency medicine physician; Senior Airman Gregory Tamuzza, 823rd Maintenance Squadron rescue specialist; and
June 15, 2015 Nellis Airmen pull passengers from burning vehicle For three Airmen assigned here, life is about lending a hand to those who need it most without expecting anything in return.On May 31, Capt. Lance Bacon, 99th Medical Operations Squadron emergency medicine physician; Senior Airman Gregory Tamuzza, 823rd Maintenance Squadron rescue specialist; and
June 11, 2015 Joint DoD/VA training symposium, collaboration keeps experts on cutting edge of limb-loss care "I believe the symposium accomplished the goals that we had set. It allowed (Department of Defense) and (Department of Veteran Affairs) clinicians an opportunity to present, discuss and learn from each other the lessons that have been learned over the last decade of caring for the wounded from the