With the IDF’s recent confirmed use of white phosphorus, discussion of the management of casualties injured by these munitions is once again timely. 🕖 Reading Time, 10 minutes Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI When Russia invaded …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes Creatively free-thinking under stress is extremely difficult. Learn to see improvised techniques in your every day environment and they will occur to you when you need …
Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI In a radiological event, the primary risk of internal contamination comes from inhaling or ingesting radioactive particles. While 𝜶 radiation cannot penetrate a uniform or intact skin, these particles cause significant …
In war wounds, nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections are common. This occurs due to initial high wound contamination, extensive devitalized tissue in the wound, multiple surgical interventions, prolonged hospitalizations, and extensive use of early broad-spectrum antibiotics.1 In late 2025, Co-TCCC changed their …
WWII’s Most Compabt Proven Tourniquet? Six Feet of Surgical Tubing Our first choice is always a proven, commercial tourniquet. For historical reference only, we demonstrate the most combat proven tourniquet of WWII, proven by doppler ultrasound: six feet of 1/2 …