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 on duty. Some even succumb to adverse injuries that lead…
Why the most dreaded injection is called the ‘peanut butter’ shot
Every recruit, in the first few weeks of boot camp, will get in a line during their medical evaluations and get stuck in the arm with all sorts of needles and have thermometers shoved into some uncomfortable places.
Welcome to the militar…
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. Wounded men could conceivably survive their most grievous injuries, but…
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…
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 …
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…
4 tips for corpsmen who want to earn their FMF pins
It’s the goal of almost every young corpsman who enters into their first unit to one day earn a Fleet Marine Force pin. Like everything else in the military, the pin is earned through plenty of hardship and many hours of studying.
The FMF pi…
How to get a medical marijuana card
While different states have different laws, the process is pretty similar no matter where you live. Thirty-six states and four territories have chosen to flout the United States government’s prohibition…
Why the Brazilian Navy keeps going to an island filled with deadly snakes
Just 21 miles off the idyllic coast of Brazil sits Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as “Snake Island.” It’s said that on every two steps of this 110-acre island is a golden lancehead, the deadliest snake in the world. Years of isolation on a …
Top 10 reasons to be a military nurse
The COVID-19 pandemic, like many crises before it, has demonstrated the importance of nursing in unsettling times. From the Civil War days of Clara Barton, whose compassion and skills earned…