May 31, 2013 Rescue Group Airmen pull hiker from Arizona mountain range Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group here set out in a HH-60G Pave Hawk for a training mission May 22, when they were notified that a hiker was unconscious from a fall and needed help . The aircrew flew back to base, offloaded their weapons, fueled up, and picked up a Guardian Angel team, special
May 29, 2013 Pediatric clinic awarded for outstanding service The 4th Medical Operations Squadron Pediatric clinic was presented with the "Outstanding Service Award" from the Autism Society of North Carolina, Wayne County Chapter, April 18, 2013.The pediatric clinic was presented this award in recognition of the medical care provided to children with autism
May 29, 2013 All in a day’s work for combat medics Imagine holding your brother's or sister's life in your hands, as you crouch over them, ignoring their screams of anguish and bloodied, mangled limbs. You try to let your training kick in while seeing their entire existence slowly fade away. Now imagine you are doing all this in the midst of utter
May 29, 2013 Deployed medical experts learn skills to identify sexual assault From across Afghanistan, 22 U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy medical professionals gathered here for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations training.Collecting forensic evidence from patients reporting sexual assault is essential. It can be used to identify an assailant, recent sexual contact and
May 24, 2013 Western, Eastern medicines meet in acupuncture clinic NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center is where Western and Eastern medicines meet to bring the best medical care to the Nellis community. One of the alternative treatments offered at O'Callaghan is the ancient practice of acupuncture. The acupuncture clinic is
May 24, 2013 AF provides special counsel to sexual assault survivors Often, when survivors of sexual assault are "put on the witness stand, they can feel like they're being attacked," said Capt. Dustin Kouba, a special victims counsel attorney. "I feel like I'm almost defending them ... I'm like their big brother."The Air Force is taking the lead on providing special
May 15, 2013 TV announcements illustrate signs of suicide risk Officials at the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have produced three public service announcements to help families and friends recognize the signs of potential suicide in veterans and service members.The television announcements have aired since April on the Pentagon Channel and American
May 14, 2013 Maxwell medics return from supporting New Horizons Eight members of the 42nd Medical Group returned recently from Belize after supporting a 14-day medical readiness training exercise called New Horizons.The U.S. Southern Command joint humanitarian assistance exercise provides ear, nose and throat surgical procedures and hearing aids to patients
May 14, 2013 Occupational therapy: skills for the job of living It looks like any other medical office, with white walls and tables for patients to lie on, but the gadgets around the room are unusual. There is a short tree of clothespins on a counter next to a model of a hand with no skin. Another counter has a bin of hot, melted wax on it.The occupational
May 13, 2013 B-52 pilot aims for pilot physician He is a pilot on the B-52H Stratofortress and a flight surgeon. He is Capt. Dave Prakash; and, in less than two months, hopes to become a pilot physician. It's a title held by less than 12 Air Force pilots."In the past 20 years of military service I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most
May 9, 2013 Air Force Medical Service now registering pediatric patients in MiCare The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application called MiCare.MiCare allows beneficiaries to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime. The secure tool is now available to more than 70 percent
May 7, 2013 Developing Standardization Throughout the MHS Military Health System Team-The need for standardization across the Military Health System is vital to our strength and efficiency as we meet our mission and move forward to provide world-class health care to our Service members and beneficiaries. After more than a decade of war, we have seen that
May 3, 2013 59th Medical Wing supports Army South exercise in Panama Airmen of the 59th Medical Wing based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, were in the municipality of Veraguas, Panama, for the start of the Beyond the Horizon medical readiness training exercise April 16.BTH 2013 is a U.S. Army South exercise deploying military engineers and medical
May 3, 2013 Therapy dogs bring joy to all Amid patients all over the world deadlocked in battles with various ailments from cancer to cholera, it is understandable spirits within hospitals are not always high."My dogs are registered pet therapy dogs," said Linda Bretz, Airman and Family Readiness Center community readiness consultant. "I
May 3, 2013 Defense Brain Injury Center, Two Decades of Research and Advancements For more than 20 years, the Defense and Veteran's Brain Injury Center, one of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, has served service members, beneficiaries and veterans with state-of-the-art clinical care, innovative clinical research initiatives
May 1, 2013 Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center looks for more patients Airmen who are sick of living day to day with their glasses and contacts have an opportunity to leave them all behind.The Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center at Travis AFB's David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center has no waiting list and is looking for Airmen who wish to eliminate their
April 25, 2013 TRICARE a Part of April National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)-sponsored National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is April 27, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take-Back Day provides a venue for safe disposal of prescription drugs that might otherwise be susceptible to misuse, abuse or environmental contamination.Medicines left at
April 24, 2013 Prescription drug abuse: Don't swallow your career You're having trouble sleeping during the work week and a friend is concerned about your performance."I have something that might help," he says.He hands you a small pill to take that night and you take it before bed; instantly falling sound asleep.You awake the next morning, feeling refreshed and
April 22, 2013 Keesler member uses buddy care in emergency Self-aid and buddy care training proved useful for Senior Airman Paul Calica when he came upon a traffic accident April 4.The 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician was returning to Keesler around 9:30 a.m. after dropping off his wife at home following an
April 18, 2013 New Air Force pregnancy website offers Airmen state-of-the-art support online The Air Force Medical Service's Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia (CEMM) has recently unveiled their latest educational and state-of-the-art website for Airmen and their families dealing with pregnancy.