SOMED on the Job - Page 2

troy2k · 05-29-2004, 14:45

At least thats what I thought 2 hours ago...
Changing channels to TMC 14

Under General Medical

Sacamuelas · 05-29-2004, 15:50

Thanks, I wasn't trying to play any games with you. Looking forward to the thread in TMC14 on this.

HALO Medic · 03-29-2007, 23:53

FUTURE REFERENCE: use discretion in the photos/content used on this forum/thread (i.e current conflict). good looking out!!

Current conflict photos edited out by Eagle

Surgicalcric · 08-05-2008, 19:29

Speaking of treating HN personnel SOTB... Yes I know the thread is 4 years old but I didnt have anything to post at the time...

The patient was a mid 20's HN Infantry soldier who had fallen elbow first into a pot of boiling water... We (D9 and myself) saw him 2 days s/p incident and until that time his wound hadnt been cleaned or wrapped. His only complaint of pain was when wind passed over it.

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The wound was cleaned and subsequently wrapped in a Silverlon wound contact dressing, with the nursing staff at the clinic being educated on further cleaning and changing the dressing, and covered with loosely wrapped kerlix.

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NousDefionsDoc · 08-06-2008, 01:06

Good gouge Crip and thanks for reviving the thread. We've got a lot of slacking Docs on here. Let's go medics....

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 08-06-2008, 05:26

I'm not a medic, but I have deployed a few

A little show, tell and do action here, circa March 68 in the central highlands.

Surgicalcric · 08-06-2008, 07:11

While forward, D9 and myself, worked in the base clinic assisting the Docs with the treatment of the soldiers when we could. The most common illness/injury we saw was soldiers with Leishmaniasis. We could expect to see up to 40 guys, with Leishmania, on any one given day. Needless to say it isnt treated as aggressively by their HN docs, mostly due to the cost of the medication.

Here is a Reccce TL who had been in the field for 4 weeks without treatment. His team had rotated back to the FOB and was complaining of pain and tender axilla (lymphadenitis) on affected side.

I took the pics before I had him evac's back to the rear for treatment. Two weeks later he returned, went to the field and 4 weeks later he had been bitten again and had another lesion. Its bad stuff down there...

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lssah2025 · 11-08-2008, 21:11

2006 (Basra Iraq) a 30'ish y.o Iraqi female came to the gate looking for medical assistance. It appeared that she had a huge thyroid tumor. At this point she was having difficulty swallowing and breathing. It was cleaned and debrided as best as possible.