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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Medical: Swine Flu–Reports in Iraq, Swine Flu Vaccination Campaign in the US

Filed under: Iraq,Medical — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 1:18 AM

   Interesting.  Notice the massive preparations the US is taking on, compared to some countries who do not have the resources or healthcare system to deal with this.  Will this become a problem this winter, who knows, but definitely keep tabs on this stuff.  Especially if you are working in those at risk countries. Although, it’s not like there aren’t enough things to worry about in these places, like bullets or IED’s or whatever. –Matt

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Iraq health ministry confirms 4 cases of swine flu among Iraqi students returning from US

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 1 day ago

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s health ministry says four students returning to Baghdad from the U.S. have been diagnosed with swine flu.

Ministry spokesman, Dr. Ihssan Jaafar Ahmed, said Friday that the students have been quarantined at a hospital south of Baghdad. He says eight other students are under observation.

Ahmed says the youths had just returned to Iraq from the U.S. where they were invited to study.

The health ministry says there are now 52 confirmed cases of swine flu in Iraq.

Story here.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Medical: Hydration Talk–Cera Sport and SaltStick, by Doug

Hyponatremia (British: hyponatraemia) is an electrolyte disturbance (disturbance of the salts in the blood) in which the sodium (Natrium in Latin) concentration in the plasma is lower than normal (hypo in Greek; in this case, below 135 mmol/L).

Severe or rapidly progressing hyponatremia can result in swelling of the brain (cerebral edema), and the symptoms of hyponatremia are mainly neurological. Hyponatremia is most often a complication of other medical illnesses in which either fluids rich in sodium are lost (for example because of diarrhea or vomiting), or excess water accumulates in the body at a higher rate than it can be excreted (for example in polydipsia or syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, SIADH). There may also be spurious hyponatremia (pseudohyponatremia or factitious hyponatremia) if other substances expand the serum and dilute the sodium (for example, high blood levels of fats in hypertriglyceridemia or high blood sugar in hyperglycemia).

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Monday, June 8, 2009

Medical: Lots of Medical Training Videos, Websites, and the TCCC 2009 Guidelines

Filed under: Medical,Training — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 10:12 PM

   I thought I would collect some interesting videos and websites on everything dealing with ‘tactical medicine’.  The big one here is to read the TCCC guidelines I posted at the end of the list if you want to know the latest and greatest procedures and equipment to focus on. –Matt

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battlefield wounds, wikimedia

An illustration showing a variety of wounds from the Feldbuch der Wundarznei (Field manual for the treatment of wounds) by Hans von Gersdorff, (1517). 

Treatment of an open chest injury

Wound packing

SOF tactical tourniquet instructional video

Combat application tourniquet

FAST IO device self insertion

How to start an IV

Surgical Skills.net

ARS for needle decompression 

Blue Force Gear Trauma Kit Now

Adult compression only CPR

TacMedSolutions blog ‘Techniques of Tactical Medicine’

TCCC 2009 guidelines pdf

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Jobs: Multiple Security Jobs, OCONUS

Tiger Swan 

Employment Opportunities with TigerSwan

TigerSwan is currently identifying qualified applicants for the following positions:

Security Guard Force -Site Manager

Job Description 

·Reports to the In-Country Program Manager

·Manage a large Third Country National (TCN) guard force

·Establishes transition plan

·Responsible for overall task order performance

·Makes and carries out management decisions, with regards to in-scope task order performance requirements

·Ensures guard force are familiar with and understand directives from the US Military, Rules of Force and Rules of Engagement

·Complies with MNF-I FRAGO 09-109:

·Understand and comply with all policies and laws pertaining to Private Security Companies

·Understand and effectively communicate Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) and Rules for the Use of Force (RUF)

·Maintain individual training/personnel records

·Track and manage data using Microsoft Office programs

·Responsible for guards comporting in a courteous, professional and respectful manner

·Performs shift management

Conduct training, qualifications and certifications for guard force personnel

·OCONUS Hazardous Location

Job Requirements:

·Must be a US Citizen

·Possess an active Secret Clearance

·8-10 yrs military experience in combat arms MOS

·Minimum 25 yrs of age

·Force Protection experience

·Must qualify on 9mm pistol and M4

·No felony or domestic violence convictions

·Demonstrated management success

·Excellent problem solving skills

·Excellent communications skills

·Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing

·Excellent computer skills with the Microsoft suite of programs-Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook. 

·Must have experience supervising a Guard Force.

·Must be very process oriented.

·Must be able to create and maintain detailed post instructions.

·Must be able to create and run reports.

·Must be experienced in running investigations.

·Must be able to hire and train security officers/personnel to a high standard.

·Must be Flexible and able to support a worldwide organization 24/7 

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Podcasts: Private Military Herald Radio Interviews T. Christian Miller

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