Step into the hidden world of elite warriors--Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Air Force PJs, Marine Raiders, etc.--who are haunted by a unique constellation of injuries, born out of years, even decades, of fighting the Global War on Terror. Operator Syndrome identifies and describes the profound impact that years of extreme sacrifice have had on our military special operators and their loved ones.
Drawing upon his thirty years of experience with clinical trials, historical epidemiology, and neuroscience research--as well as a decade of applied efforts with special operators across all branches of the U.S. military--acclaimed clinical psychologist Chris Frueh, Ph.D., uncovers a pattern of interrelated afflictions: traumatic brain injury, hormonal dysregulation, sleep apnea, chronic pain, depression, anger, insomnia, addiction, existential angst, and more.
Dr. Frueh guides us through the harrowing terrain of Operator Syndrome. He provides a roadmap to understand its multifaceted origins and complex effects on every biological system in the body--as well as the social systems of family, work, and the indifferent society these warriors return to. He explains how modern healthcare systems, especially Veterans Affairs, have too often relied on the PTSD easy button and failed a generation of men and women who have carried the brunt of the fight since 9/11.
Frueh shines a bright and empathic light on the silent struggles of a community with a never quit mindset. Most importantly, he provides real solutions, lifestyle adaptations, and step-by-step treatment strategies that have worked for hundreds of operators, saving lives and giving hope to families.

Here is the official manual from the US military on treating burns, field dressings. Whether you are US Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or Marines--or just want the best possible advice on field medical care, this book is for you

Military surgeons must assume a leadership role in combat casualty care in circumstances that are far less than ideal. This handbook provides much of the information needed to tackle these issues and features state-of-the-art principles and practices of forward trauma surgery as used by military physicians in far flung locations around the globe. In this volume you'll learn such integral skills as:

• Tactical field care
• Field dressing
• Applying pressure dressing
• Treating burns
• Treating inhalation injuries
• And more

Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Wound Treatment is the most trusted and up-to-date manual offered by the Department of Defense for military medical personnel in the field.

These stories from the life and medical career of a Navy SEAL - turned doctor - are surprising, riveting, and inspiring. A family physician delivering babies, managing disease and trauma, and dealing with death - discovers new dimensions when he goes to war in Iraq. Treating the military, civilians and their families, Dr. Bob experienced tremendous joy, unbearable heartache, and deep gratitude. He shares those emotional experiences in this deeply personal memoir.

If you want to be a doctor... If you wonder how physicians learn their craft... If you crave a glimpse into the rapidly changing world of medicine, then these adventures are for you.

Some make you laugh; others make you cry. All provide insight into the challenges faced by a caring family practice doctor devoted to sharing these struggles and elations as his patients fight to live well in a dangerous world. These are medical adventures you will never forget.

Colonel Robert Adams, MD is a US Naval Academy graduate who served thirty-six years in the Navy and Army as a Navy SEAL, the DELTA Force Command Surgeon, and an Army family medicine physician (with obstetrics). Wake Forest Medical School, then an Army residency at Madigan Army Medical center in Tacoma, Washington was followed by service with the 82^nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. After the military he built a thriving private practice in North Carolina where he won numerous awards for clinical excellence and practiced for 13 more years, retiring in 2020.

Other books by Dr. Adams - Six Days of Impossible Navy SEAL Hell Week - a Doctor Looks Back

A startling narrative revealing the impressive medical and surgical advances that quickly developed as solutions to the horrors unleashed by World War I.

The Great War of 1914-1918 burst on the European scene with a brutality to mankind not yet witnessed by the civilized world. Modern warfare was no longer the stuff of chivalry and honor; it was a mutilative, deadly, and humbling exercise to wipe out the very presence of humanity. Suddenly, thousands upon thousands of maimed, beaten, and bleeding men surged into aid stations and hospitals with injuries unimaginable in their scope and destruction. Doctors scrambled to find some way to salvage not only life but limb.

The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine provides a startling and graphic account of the efforts of teams of doctors and researchers to quickly develop medical and surgical solutions. Those problems of gas gangrene, hemorrhagic shock, gas poisoning, brain trauma, facial disfigurement, broken bones, and broken spirits flooded hospital beds, stressing caregivers and prompting medical innovations that would last far beyond the Armistice of 1918 and would eventually provide the backbone of modern medical therapy.

Thomas Helling's description of events that shaped refinements of medical care is a riveting account of the ingenuity and resourcefulness of men and women to deter the total destruction of the human body and human mind. His tales of surgical daring, industrial collaboration, scientific discovery, and utter compassion provide an understanding of the horror that laid a foundation for the medical wonders of today. The marvels of resuscitation, blood transfusion, brain surgery, X-rays, and bone setting all had their beginnings on the battlefields of France. The influenza contagion in 1918 was an ominous forerunner of the frightening pandemic of 2020-2021.

For anyone curious about the true terrors of war and the miracles of modern medicine, this is a must read.

At Gettysburg, PA, during three days of July 1863, 160,000 men fought one of the most fierce and storied battles of the US Civil War. Nearly one in three of those men ended up a casualty of that battle, and when the two armies departed a few days later, 21,000 wounded remained. This book is the story of how those soldiers were cared for in a town of 2,500 people. Historian and author of several other guides to Gettysburg, James Gindlesperger provides a context for the medical and organizational constraints of the era and then provides details about the aid stations and field hospitals created in the aftermath of the battle. Filled with historical and contemporary photos, as well as stories about the soldiers and their healers, this book is a detailed guide for visitors to the site as well as others interested in American Civil War history.

First published in 1972, Edward D. Churchill's Surgeon to Soldiers: Diary and Records of The Surgical Consultant, Allied Force Headquarters, World War II offers a unique perspective as wartime memoir. As the chief surgical consultant in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Colonel Churchill preferred to spend his time in the field observing and analyzing conditions on the ground. His notes contain timeless precepts on combat casualty management, reveal his approach to navigating Army regulations and red tape, and illustrate his highly effective style of leadership and mentorship, all under austere conditions. Some eighty years later, the wisdom in these pages remains highly relevant. In this new edition, Jeremy W. Cannon and Eric A. Elster--both veterans of the Global War on Terror--pair Churchill's original content with new commentary by the next generation of military surgical leaders and their military and civilian mentors.

• Shares the detailed and intimate wartime insights of the Chief of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, who promoted early debridement of contaminated wounds, established regional blood banks to facilitate blood transfusion, and improved the process of casualty evacuation
• Discusses wartime medical and surgical challenges, the need for organizational reforms, and the importance of research on the battlefield, offering a timeless and relevant framework for casualty management in a large-scale conflict
• Includes commentaries from members of the Excelsior Surgical Society, the military chapter of the American College of Surgeons, to provide current context for Churchill's reflections and insights
• Offers historically interesting chapters on management of shock, thermal burns, and surgical wounds, as well as currently relevant discussions of communication up the chain of command and connection with allies
• Provides a firsthand account of how to integrate and adapt civilian surgical expertise to military organizations, while presenting many personal profiles of icons in American surgery who contributed to the war effort
• Contains appendices with additional content on specific injury patterns, including a definitive summation on the surgical management of combat injuries in the Mediterranean theater at the time of the fall of Rome

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SARS CoV-2 virus has spared none and respected no boundaries between nations, rich and poor, people of color and race - it has left the world gasping for breath. The picture bears an uncanny resemblance to what the images would be like during a biological war. This unmissable connect has been the force behind writing this book.

The ongoing revolution in biotechnology has initiated transformational changes in the biological warfare. It has created the means to modify the genome of a virus through genetic engineering, thus enabling development of highly lethal biological weapons. The book contains some basic information concerning genetic engineering, so that the military readership can better appreciate the employment of future biological weapons like binary and stealth weapons etc.

Equally interesting is the discussion of novel strategic concepts like: small weapon big bang, retaliatory assured destruction, fog of ambiguities and uncertainties, bio umbrella and multi space battles. It is followed by the study of Bioterrorism and asymmetric conflict, the space in which the biological warfare is most likely to manifest.

The book dwells heavily on the need for jointmanship between the defence forces and the civilian agencies to fight the menace of any future pandemic or an act of bioterrorism. Many constructive propositions have been put forth towards developing national biosecurity strategy, state level coordination and optimal utilization of resources.

SARS CoV-2 virus has spared none and respected no boundaries between nations, rich and poor, people of color and race - it has left the world gasping for breath. The picture bears an uncanny resemblance to what the images would be like during a biological war. This unmissable connect has been the force behind writing this book.

The ongoing revolution in biotechnology has initiated transformational changes in the biological warfare. It has created the means to modify the genome of a virus through genetic engineering, thus enabling development of highly lethal biological weapons. The book contains some basic information concerning genetic engineering, so that the military readership can better appreciate the employment of future biological weapons like binary and stealth weapons etc.

Equally interesting is the discussion of novel strategic concepts like: small weapon big bang, retaliatory assured destruction, fog of ambiguities and uncertainties, bio umbrella and multi space battles. It is followed by the study of Bioterrorism and asymmetric conflict, the space in which the biological warfare is most likely to manifest.

The book dwells heavily on the need for jointmanship between the defence forces and the civilian agencies to fight the menace of any future pandemic or an act of bioterrorism. Many constructive propositions have been put forth towards developing national biosecurity strategy, state level coordination and optimal utilization of resources.

This essential handbook provides comprehensive guidance on medical procedures and protocols for naval officers. Covering everything from emergency care to disease prevention, it is an essential resource for anyone working in the field of military medicine.

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This essential handbook provides comprehensive guidance on medical procedures and protocols for naval officers. Covering everything from emergency care to disease prevention, it is an essential resource for anyone working in the field of military medicine.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

To be honest, unfortunately, this book may not be very riveting, but it is in an accurate depiction of what one nurse observed really going on behind closed doors at just one local VA healthcare facility.

Traditional medicine is a form of alternative medicine which has been developed on the theories and experiences of varied cultures over centuries. Some of the prevalent practices of this field are acupuncture, Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, etc. Studies of traditional medicine are done through the sciences of herbalism, ethnomedicine, ethnobotany and medical anthropology. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts and emerging trends in the study of traditional and natural medicine. Different approaches, evaluations, methodologies and advanced studies have been included in this book. Scientists and researchers will find it a valuable source of information and knowledge.

Die tief greifenden geopolitischen Veranderungen nach 1989 haben neue sicherheitspolitische Herausforderungen mit sich gebracht. Umfassendes Krisenmanagement an den Konfliktherden der Welt zahlt heute zu einer der grossten Herausforderungen, auch fur die Europaische Union. Nach der bitteren Ohnmacht wahrend der Kriege im ehemaligen Jugoslawien verfugt die EU jedoch nunmehr uber politische Konzepte und zivile sowie militarische Instrumente. Friedenseinsatze in Europa, Asien und Afrika haben ihr das Image eines regionalen und zunehmend auch globalen Krisenmanagers verschafft. In Kombination mit den Bereichen Aussenhandel, Diplomatie und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit verfugt die EU nunmehr uber ein Spektrum an Fahigkeiten und Instrumenten, dessen strategisches Potential das anderer kollektiver Akteure wie etwa der NATO, OSZE oder UNO in mehrfacher Hinsicht ubertrifft. Dieser Band setzt sich zum einen mit den Hintergrunden dieser besonderen Entwicklung auseinander, zeichnet deren wesentliche Etappen nach und vermittelt damit einen grundsatzlichen analytischen Einblick in die Thematik. Zum anderen befasst sich ein Autorenkollektiv im zweiten Teil mit der Diskussion ausgewahlter Kernthemen, die die aktuelle politische und wissenschaftliche Debatte um die Potenziale und mittelfristige Weiterentwicklung der EU als globaler Krisenmanager bestimmen.

Welche Wege und Irrwege hat die internationale Gemeinschaft seit 1990 im Rahmen ihrer Interventionen in Krisengebieten beschritten? Dieser zentralen Frage gehen namhafte Autoren in sehr unterschiedlichen Fallstudien nach. Die Bandbreite reicht von Afghanistan, BosnienHerzegowina und Kosovo uber pazifische Inselstaaten bis zum Sudsudan. In grundlegenden Beitragen werden fundierte Einblicke in Ansatze und Konzepte des Krisen und Konfliktmanagements und deren Entwicklung bzw. Weiterentwicklung geboten. Durch die unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen Hintergrunde der Autoren entsteht ein abgerundetes Bild, das dem Leserkreis die ausserordentliche Komplexitat und Herausforderung internationaler Friedensbemuhungen vor Augen fuhrt. Umfangreiches Kartenmaterial und Schaukasten erganzen und veranschaulichen die Analysen.

Der Band bundelt Aufsatze Reiner Pommerins aus den beiden wichtigsten Themenfeldern seines wissenschaftlichen Oeuvres: Das sind zum einen die deutsche Geschichte und ihre Einbettung in das internationale System von der Fruhen Neuzeit bis ins 20. Jahrhundert, zum anderen die internationale Militarpolitik. Entsprechend finden sich Studien zur Einbindung von Altem Reich und Deutschem Bund in die europai-sche Pentarchie, zum internationalen Deutschlandbild im Zeitalter des Imperialismus, zur Aussenpolitik des Wilhelminismus, zur Politik gegenuber Sudtirol und zur Judendiskriminierung in der Weimarer Republik ebenso wie Untersuchungen zu den Beziehungen des Dritten Reiches zu Lateinamerika, den rassenpolitischen Differenzen zwischen dem nationalsozialistischen Deutschland und dem faschistischen Italien, dem alliierten Bombenkrieg wahrend des Zweiten Weltkriegs sowie den alliierten Rheinlandplanen und Aufsatze uber den Atomwaffenverzicht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sowie die Auswirkungen der Berlin-Krise auf die amerikanische Nuklearstrategie.

Surviving Chronic Pancreatitis: What Every Veteran Needs to Know is more than a book-it is a companion for those battling the stealthy and persistent foe that is chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Written from the trenches of personal experience, this guide offers a candid account of navigating a life reshaped by a relentless illness.

Once anchored in a life of structure and health, I was blindsided by a condition that demanded a reevaluation of everything I knew about well-being.

This book is my personal beacon, born from the chaos of navigating a new reality with CP. I share my private battle, drawing from the depths of my journals, heartfelt conversations with family, and the stark revelations in my medical records.

Herein lies not just my story, but a survival kit packed with insights for fellow veterans. From decoding complex healthcare decisions to asserting your rights to veteran benefits-this book is your ally.

I invite you to join me in these pages, where I've distilled my struggles and victories into a blueprint for resilience.