July 11, 2014 DOD, VA Doctors Share Latest Advances for Amputees As hundreds of warfighters with amputations return to civilian life, health care providers for both active-duty and retired service members are joining forces to ensure high-quality care for them as well as continued rapid progress in transplant and prosthetic technology. Leading experts from the
July 11, 2014 New Device Helps Prevent Trauma Deaths The compensatory reserve index can predict when a patient will go into shock from internal injuries. U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research photo.Battlefield medics and emergency responders have seen it before: a patient with no visible wounds suddenly goes into shock from internal bleeding. At
July 9, 2014 Belvoir Hospital, Air Force Clinic Collaborate on Obstetric Care Obstetrics patients at Malcolm Grow Women's Health Clinic will soon have their labor and delivery procedures performed at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital or Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to better utilize military resources.Previously, obstetric patients at Malcolm Grow delivered at
July 7, 2014 New flag over Warrior Way honors troops The 455th Expeditionary Medical Group dedicated a new American flag that hangs above the main patient entry area of Craig Joint Theater Hospital here July 4, 2014.All wounded or injured U.S., coalition, and Afghan forces coming into CJTH, the largest U.S. military hospital in Afghanistan, pass under
July 7, 2014 WPAFB Airmen rescue drivers from car crash Special Agent Brad Byington, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 1st Field Investigations Region was at the right place at the right time during a recent drive to work. During his commute, Byington witnessed a car crash in which a small vehicle was "t-boned" by a large SUV traveling 60
July 1, 2014 Happy 65th birthday to the Air Force Medical Service Happy birthday to the Air Force Medical Service today!In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force. But a few Air Force support functions, such as medical care, remained U.S. Army responsibilities for the next two
June 30, 2014 79th Medical Wing welcomes new commander Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Roosevelt Allen became the new commander of the 79th Medical Wing during a ceremony today.The 79th MDW consists of approximately 1,550 health care professionals who organize, train, equip, and provide medical forces for deployments, homeland defense operations, and supports joint
June 30, 2014 First sergeant, mother learns meaning of resiliency She had just endured perhaps one of the greatest endeavors of her life, returning home after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. A single mother of four, Master Sgt. Shalien Edmondson was finally home, but unbeknownst to her, the threat to her life would remain.While on leave just a few weeks upon
June 27, 2014 Rabies can come from bite, scratch With summer months fast approaching and the topic of safety buzzing around base, it is important to remember a key precaution that is often overlooked: rabies prevention. Rabies has been a hot topic in the news this year. To some, however, the disease is still very new. Rabies is a fatal and
June 19, 2014 Afghan Air Force learns self-sustaining casualty evacuation care The flight line is filled with aircrew and the C-130 Hercules engines are starting up for another Afghan Air Force casualty evacuation mission.Within two years, the Afghan Air Force has made significant improvements to their casualty evacuation capabilities, or CASEVAC, as they continue to take the
June 19, 2014 Westover airlifts 26 tons of aid to Nicaragua A training mission doubled as a humanitarian relief effort for Reserve Airmen from the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, as 13 Airmen delivered 26 tons of cargo to Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport, Nicaragua, June 10. This Denton Amendment mission delivered one
June 18, 2014 Hurricane Hunters, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron team up for life-saving training The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's Hurricane Hunters based in Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here have vastly different missions; however, the one thing they do have in common is saving lives.The two Air Force Reserve Command units paired
June 16, 2014 Interoperable Electronic Medical Records Program Progresses The Defense Department is getting closer to fielding a system that will provide a seamless medical records system, the program manager for the multibillion-dollar acquisition effort said this week.Navy Capt. John H. Windom spoke to reporters about the third draft request for proposals his office
June 16, 2014 Military Doctors Join Computerized Health Care Efforts A challenge the White House issued to the public and private sectors - figure out how to use the Internet to improve public services - is spurring new partnerships between military health and outside organizations to improve medical care.At the SmartAmerica Challenge Expo in Washington, D.C., on
June 16, 2014 Face of Defense: Deployed Air Force doctor finds ways to give back Deployed in support of New Horizons Belize 2014, a multifaceted exercise providing training opportunities for Belizean and U.S. medical professionals, an Air Force urologist is finding ways to give back.For Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Forrest Jellison, who is assigned stateside to 959th Medical Group at
June 13, 2014 Travis opens Fisher House II Six months after ceremonial shovels first dug into the ground marking the start of new construction, more than 200 invited guests witnessed the handing over of ceremonial keys during a ribbon-cutting and housewarming to officially open a second, larger Fisher House here May 30. The new facility
June 11, 2014 DOD Tracking Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virus The Defense Department is closely monitoring the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which has infected more than 800 people worldwide, Air Force Col. Carol Fisher, the DOD's director of Public Health, said June 5.Those who catch the virus, first identified in 2012, exhibit flu-like
June 11, 2014 Military Researchers Take Up SmartAmerica Challenge Think of a modern hospital like a video arcade, with machines beeping and flashing multicolored images. Just as the games in an arcade are independent of each other, so are hospital devices: they don't share information or work together. Military medical experts hope that's about to change. The