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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Helen Cann, senior medical officer, participates in a pandemic preparation and response virtual engagement in support of Exercise Obangame Express 2021, March 16, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West African coastal regions (Photo by: U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trey Fowler).
William Beaumont Army Medical Center medical personnel prepare for treatment of a simulated postpartum hemorrhage using WBAMC’s new simulation system which provides cutting-edge scenarios for training to medical staff. The new simulation system at the Fort Bliss facility aims to increase communication and improve interdisciplinary and clinical performance of staff when treating obstetric emergencies (Photo by: Marcy Sanchez, William Beaumont Army Medical).
Medical experts from six African nations, the United Kingdom and the United States, participated in a Virtual Pandemic Preparation and Response Engagement exercise.
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DHA-PI 6025.35 provides guidance for implementation of a postpartum hemorrhage bundle at all MTFs providing obstetrical care.
Army Dietitian Capt. Melissa Shaffer is a registered dietitian and certified nutrition support clinician at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Recently Shaffer had to create a specialized diet plan for a hospitalized patient who was sedated and on a ventilator for a month battling COVID-19. Since ventilated patients cannot swallow Shaffer used enteral tube feeding to provide the patient a continuous feed of a no fiber, high protein formula, with supplements to meet his nutrition needs (Photo by: Maria Christina Yager, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY).
Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron walk into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 2. Department of Defense guidance says masks are to be worn on DOD transportation assets and at DOD hubs (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol, 86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs).
Decide + Be Ready is an evidence-based mobile app that was developed to educate and assist women with selecting the correct contraception for her and her unique needs (Courtesy of Connected Health).
Hospital ship USNS Mercy arrives in Los Angeles March 27, 2020, to serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients who had been admitted to shore-based hospitals (Photo by: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Mora).
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Laser eye surgery is becoming an increasingly popular treatment method for Airmen. Refractive surgeries, better known as LASIK and PRK are fully covered for Airmen meeting procedure requirements (Illustration by Air Force Airman 1st Class Collin Schmidt, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base).
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PRK and Lasik are currently available at all 26 military laser centers for active duty military members.
Standing in the shadow…on a fateful day 52 years ago, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David R. Ray was killed in action rendering emergency medical treatment to wounded Marines, putting service before self in his lifesaving efforts. Ray’s legacy continues on, embodied by staff at NMRTU Everett, located within the David R. Ray Branch Medical Clinic (Photo by: Douglas Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton).
Members of the initial group of RCA W3 course developers. Back row, from left: Robin Francis, Army Col. (Dr.) Timothy Switaj, Schandra Carr, Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Alan Bartholomew, and Sylvia Ringmacher; front row, from left: Chad McGrath, Lori Barteau, Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Amy Jiang, Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Renée Matos, Army Maj. (Dr.) Matthew Kemm, and Ashley Parham (Courtesy of Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Renée Matos).
Army Staff Sgt. Gene Calantoc, a member of the Soldier Recovery Unit at Brooke Army Medical Center, prepares to loose an arrow during the Virtual Army Trials archery event held at Buck and Doe’s Mercantile in San Antonio, Texas, March 10, 2021. Calantoc is one of several Soldiers at the SRU competing to be selected to represent Team Army in the 2021 DoD Warrior Games (Photo by: Daniel J. Calderón, Brooke Army Medical Center).
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