Recently there has been an increase in discussions regarding hypercalcemia and trauma patients. Preliminary evidence suggests being traumatically injured and having an abnormally high calcium level is just as detrimental as hypocalcemia. 🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes Researched and written …
From 2002 to 2019, in US CENTCOM, 1,491 units of expired blood products were administered to casualties. This represented 0.4% of all blood products administered during that period.1 Is this safe, and if so, should it be part of your …
🕖 Reading Time, 4 minutes Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC) was recently removed from the TCCC guidelines. It wasn’t removed because new literature showed it doesn’t work or causes complications. It …
Three Junctional Tourniquets. One Casualty. Which One Do You Reach For? Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes Miyamoto Musashi one of Japan’s most famous samurai and author of “the book of five …
There is a new JTS CPG for freeze dried plasma use, updated 09 June 2026. Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI 🕖 Reading Time, 2 minutes One such product, OctaplasLG is a freeze dried plasma approved by …
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 …
