Navy Medicine

$Trauma lanes being ran by four instructors, each group treating different types of injuries to include an altered mental status, open chest wound, leg amputation, arm fracture, arterial gunshot wounds to the axillary and inguinal regions, and impaled objects to the chest. Teams are doing final preparations and treatments for MEDEVAC turnover. (Photo by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Loany Saldivar)$

Avoiding Recreational Water Illnesses

Filed under Families, Force health and safety, Heath, Public Health, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 24, 2013 at 7:00 am {no comments}

By Anthony Carotenuto, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Preventive Medicine staff The week before Memorial Day (May 20–26, 2013) is Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week. According to the Centers for Disease Control, thousands of Americans get sick every year with recreational water illnesses (RWIs), which are caused by germs found [...]

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Trauma Training

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 23, 2013 at 8:21 am {no comments}

By Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SW/AW) Loany M. Saldivar, executive assistant, Primary Care/Branch Health Clinics, Medical Services, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth United States Army South recently did an exercise in Guatemala that increases Guatemalan border security in an effort to decrease the War on Drugs. For this mission, the Army requested some facilitator assistance from Navy corpsmen [...]

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Navy Medical Home Port Streamlines Care

Filed under Families, Force health and safety, Heath, Hospitals, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 22, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

Story by Josiah Wilson, Defense Media Activity, Video by U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery As a Navy veteran, I can remember how frustrating the sick call process could be. I’d have to go to medical and either wait to see a physician or wait to make an appointment later in the day (you [...]

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I Am a Navy Corpsman

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Leadership, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 21, 2013 at 8:39 am {no comments}

By Paul Ross, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs Editor’s note: This is part of a three-part series featuring individuals who serve as Navy hospital corpsmen. A 16-year-old picks up a magazine and flips through the glossy pages. He stops at an article about a heroic sailor — a Navy corpsman — [...]

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The Journey of a Nurse Corps Officer

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Leadership, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 16, 2013 at 9:03 am {no comments}

By Lt. Angelina Brannon, head, emergency department, Naval Hospital Beaufort I never used to believe that dreams came true or that hope would someday become reality, but I have learned that while life determines the family we are born into, it is our personal courage and will that determine the course we ultimately navigate in [...]

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