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PUBLISHER
Michelle DuGuay Landers, MBA, BSN, RN
Lt Col (Ret)
Greetings JSOM Subscribers, We review the book in this edition’s Book Review on page 109.
he Journal of Special Operations Medicine (the Offi- JSOM Spring Edition Cover
Tcial Journal of the Special Operations Medical Associ-
ation)—now in its 24th year of publication—is the premier The cover illustration captures the
peer-reviewed and PubMed-indexed medical journal for Un- challenges of arctic conditions when
conventional, Operational, Tactical Casualty Care, and Aus- encountering conflict. There are lo-
tere Medicine. Our primary focus is on the Special Operations,
Michelle D. Landers, Lt Col (Ret) gistical concerns for every mission
tactical, and emergency medical personnel working in remote and the added considerations of
environments. Our articles respond to the needs of the first transporting and evacuating casu-
responders, medics, physician assistants, physicians, and other alties when weather doesn’t always
medical professionals operating in these settings. permit air support. The basic prem-
ises of TCCC come into play when
The articles that we publish must meet strict guidelines for ac- an enemy is engaged, and casualties
ademic rigor. We have developed the Submission Criteria and are assumed. Cold is a factor that can significantly impact the
Guidelines document on our website as a guide for potential outcomes of casualties with significant blood loss. As military
authors to follow. This will be your guide to preparing your experts focus on identifying better solutions for equipment
manuscript prior to submitting it for review.
and training designed to overcomes severe cold tempera-
tures, we can expect that these lessons learned will provide
New Breakaway Media Publication valuable insight for civilian medicine. Ultimately, these inno-
vations will inspire improvements in how providers treat pa-
We announced in our Winter 23 edition that we are working tients experiencing life-threatening injuries in difficult weather
with CAPT Frank Butler (Ret), MD; COL Kevin O’Connor conditions.
(Ret), DO; and Jeff Butler, Battalion Chief, Springfield, MO,
Fire Department on publishing Tell Them Yourself: It’s Not
Your Day to Die. Spring Podcast
Our JSOM Podcast team of Alex Merkle and Josh Randles
will review the following articles for our Spring podcast:
Development and Implementation of a Standard Operating
Procedure for Military Working Dog Blood Collection, Stor-
age, and Transport by Elizabeth L. Evernham, Benjamin T.
Fedeles, and Kayla M. Knuf (p. 28)
Derivation of a Procedural Performance Checklist for Bifem-
oral Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Cannula Placement in Operational Environments by Eliza-
beth Powell, Richard Betzold, et al. (p. 32)
Emergency Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion Training for
Ukrainian Health Professionals in Austere Environments by
Zachery L. Brown, Joshua P. Cuestas, Kevin J. Matthews,
Jonathan T. Shumaker, Durwood W. Moore, and Rebekah
Cole (p. 38)
Get ready for an intriguing historical account of TCCC—from
how it started, to how it developed and grew, and many capti- JSOM Guest Editor
vating stories that impacted the decisions that led to where it
is today. This book truly is a must-read! Captain Cam Strawn will be reviewing De-
velopment and Implementation of a Standard
The book is making its debut at SOMSA 2024. Come by booth Operating Procedure for Military Working
611 to purchase your copy and get it personally signed by Dr. Dog Blood Collection, Storage, and Transport.
Butler during the Exhibit Hall Opening Reception and during Capt Strawn serves as an Air Force Combat
the designated exhibit hall break times in your agenda. Rescue Officer and combat veteran who
The authors, who are leaders in their own right, are very teaches leadership as an Assistant Professor
grateful to these two national leaders—Admiral William H. of Aerospace Studies at Brigham Young Uni-
McRaven and former U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral versity, where he is also completing a premed-
Richard Carmona—for their powerful endorsements of Tell ical post-baccalaureate program. He is a SOFtoSOM Scholar
Them Yourself. applying to medical school this year.
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