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Jan 6, 2023

This new medical technology can keep organs viable for transplant long after death

When blood flow stops, the cells in mammal organs begin to die. For organ donors and potential transplant recipients, this…

BYTeam Mighty

Jan 6, 2023

BYJacqlyn Cope

Aug 4, 2022

How the Huey drastically increased chances of surviving the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was long and arduous. It cost the United States a total of 58,220 troops, with 40,934 of them killed in action. The overall number of wounded sits at 304,000. These staggering numbers gave the military time to reflect on how effectiv…

BYJacqlyn Cope

Aug 4, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

Jun 9, 2023

How an Army captain invented blood banks during WWI

Blood banks played a vital role in patient care regarding the blood transfusion-related mistakes during World War I.

BYRuddy Cano

Jun 9, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

May 26, 2023

6 things platoon medics absolutely hate

Army Medics and Navy Corpsmen have to do things they hate in order to do their job well. Here are just a few of them.

BYTim Kirkpatrick

May 26, 2023

BYRuddy Cano

May 26, 2023

3 life saving skills still worth practicing as a civilian

Some military survival skills are pointless in the civilian world, but three life saving skills are worth practicing anywhere.

BYRuddy Cano

May 26, 2023

BYJacqlyn Cope

Apr 25, 2023

This is why wounded troops don’t spend entire wars in field hospitals anymore

World War II was a time of great hardship for our military and our country. But in that hardship, the U.S. military found improvements in technology and training to address how we moved our wounded around inside and out of the theater of operations,…

BYJacqlyn Cope

Apr 25, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Apr 17, 2023

This is the part of your brain that will make you ‘fight or flight’

You’re on a foot patrol in an enemy-infested region of Afghanistan when a massive explosion detonates within just a few meters of your position. Immediately after, heavy incoming rounds penetrate the surrounding terrain. Without thinking, your brai…

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Apr 17, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Apr 17, 2023

6 of the most common infantry training injuries

In the infantry, troops sustain injuries every single day — from little bumps and bruises to breaking random bones. Since the nature of an infantryman’s work means using lethal force against an enemy, training a grunt to be a badass …

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Apr 17, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Mar 8, 2023

Here’s how one Marine survived an internal decapitation

In the summer of 2011, Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Smith was out riding his motorcycle about a block away from his home in San Diego when something absolutely terrible happened — he was viciously rear-ended by an SUV. Witnesses report that a Chevrol…

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Mar 8, 2023

BYEric Milzarski

Feb 6, 2023

7 hip pocket classes that would actually be useful for troops

Yes, they learn the basics in Boot Camp and Basic Training. Yes, they’ll acquire a general understanding of their MOS while in advanced training. But that’s just it — bare-minimum knowledge. Don’t expect those under your command to be experts i…

BYEric Milzarski

Feb 6, 2023

BYRuddy Cano

Jan 24, 2022

This is how morphine actually works on a wounded warfighter

When soldiers are deployed on field missions, especially the high-risk ones, they stand a high chance of getting injured while…

BYRuddy Cano

Jan 24, 2022

BYTim Kirkpatrick

May 12, 2023

Why the most dreaded injection is called the ‘peanut butter’ shot

Out of all the medications recruits get injected with, none of them are as feared as the almighty “peanut butter” shot.

BYTim Kirkpatrick

May 12, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 5, 2021

Researchers are using a medieval remedy to treat battlefield wounds

For the centuries prior to the discovery of germ theory, the biggest battlefield concern for doctors and surgeons was infection….

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 5, 2021

BYTim Kirkpatrick

May 13, 2021

This is how medical evacuations have evolved over the last 145 years

Medical treatment is a crucial element on the battlefield, helping keep troops in the fight and boost morale with the knowledge that if you’re hurt by the bad guys, someone’s got your back and will get you out of harms way. While past w…

BYTim Kirkpatrick

May 13, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Mar 30, 2021

Military scientists are looking to salamanders to help regrow limbs on wounded troops

One of the signature wounds of the War on Terror has been the traumatic amputation of limbs. Today, advanced prosthetics help wounded troops recover much of their independence and live their lives more fully than those who’ve lost limbs …

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Mar 30, 2021

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 11, 2021

This Army medic saved 14 lives with a broken leg while under fire

In 2011, Army Sgt. Julia Bringloe was an air ambulance medic in Afghanistan tasked with supporting Operation Hammer Down. After another air ambulance team was grounded by damage from small arms fire, Bringloe broke her leg protecting a pa…

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 11, 2021