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practice or proposed future applications must be interpreted training. J Spec Oper Med. 2010(2);10:16–24. doi:10.55460/
cautiously. Additionally, the search was confined to the Jour- BNPY-WWQ8
nal of Special Operations Medicine, which may have led to 9. Savell SC, Baldwin DS, Blessing A, Medelllin KL, Savell CB, Mad-
the omission of relevant articles, particularly among articles dry JK. Military use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS). J Spec
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advocating for use. However, this search approach was chosen 10. Hightower S, Chin EJ, Heiner JD. Detection of increased intracra-
to align with the specific goal of evaluating how ultrasound nial pressure by ultrasound. J Spec Oper Med. 2012;12(3):19–22.
is being employed among Special Operations medics. Further, doi: 10.55460/50CD-9MJD
this approach was deemed as the most appropriate method 11. Monti JD, Younggren B, Blankenship R. Ultrasound detection of
to evaluate the literature specific to SOCMs, given that an pneumothorax with minimally trained sonographers: a prelim-
earlier broad-based PubMed search produced no articles that inary study. J Spec Oper Med. 2009;9(1):43–46. doi:10.55460/
9GWU-MQO4.
described the clinical/operational use of ultrasound among 12. Meadows RM, Monti JD, Umar MA, et al. US army combat
SOCMs, outside those of the Journal of Special Operations medic performance with portable ultrasound to detect sono-
Medicine. Last, a significant limitation is that only 20 articles graphic findings of pneumothorax in a cadaveric model. J Spec
were included, with only 8 (40%) describing operational use. Oper Med. 2020;20(3):71–75. doi:10.55460/SOPZ-STAP
While this limitation affects the generalizability and accuracy 13. Rapp J, Hampton KK. Ultrasound-guided airway management
of the review, it underscores the point made by the review of in the austere setting. J Spec Oper Med. 2017;17(1):130. doi:
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Savell et al. that there is a general lack of evidence pertaining 14. McLeroy RD, Ellis JL, Karnopp JM, et al. Case of a 5-year-old for-
to the use of PoCUS among military medics. This highlights eign national who sustained penetrating abdominal trauma. J Spec
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the need for increased reporting on ultrasound utilization Oper Med. 2016;16(4):110–113. doi:10.55460/DGS0-Q8OR
within military units. 15. Borger van der Burg BLS, Maayen RCLA, van Dongen TTCF, et
al. Feasibility study vascular access and REBOA placement: from
zero to hero. J Spec Oper Med. 2018;18(4):70–74. doi:10.55460/
Conclusion G53H-UM93
16. Borger van der Burg BLS, Vrancken SM, van Dongen TTCF, Du-
Future SOF medic ultrasound training may benefit from mis- Bose JJ, Bowyer MW, Hoencamp R. Feasibility study of vascular
sion-specific diagnostic imaging and procedural training. Tra- access and REBOA placement in quick response team firefighters.
ditional diagnostic exams may have limited value in the combat J Spec Oper Med. 2020;20(1):81–86. doi:10.55460/T8SL-61MD
theater, in comparison to traditional hospital medicine, unless a 17. Pasley JD, Teeter WA, Gamble WB, et al. Bringing resuscitative
clear change in patient management would occur based on the endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) closer
exam findings. to the point of injury. J Spec Oper Med. 2018;18(1):33–36.
doi:10.55460/FNS3-0CIQ
18. Teeter WA, Romagnoli AN, Glaser J, et al. Resuscitative endo-
Disclosures vascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: pushing care forward. J
The author has no financial relationships relevant to this arti- Spec Oper Med. 2017;17(1):17–21. doi:10.55460/BQOR-ZQYJ.
cle to disclose. 19. Lopachin T, Treager CD, Sulava EF, et al. Ultrasound localization
of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in
Funding a human cadaver model. J Spec Oper Med. 2023;23(2):73–77.
No funding was provided for this work. doi:10.55460/8MDD-BY4I
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