Comparison of Warming Capabilities Between Buddy Lite, enFlow, and Thermal Angel for US Army Medical Personnel in Austere Conditions: A Literature Review.

US Army Forward Surgical Elements (FSEs) are highly mobile teams that provide damage control surgery (DCS) and damage control resuscitation (DCR) in austere locations that often lack standard hospital utilities (electricity, heat, food, and water). FSEs rely on portable battery-operated intravenous (IV) fluid warmers to remain light and mobile. However, their ability to warm blood in a massive resuscitation requires additional analysis.

A Descriptive Analysis of the Execution of the Expert Field Medical Badge Competition with Mitigation Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: Introduction: In September 2020, the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO, executed an Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) event, unique in its implementation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation measures. We conducted a descriptive analysis of our experience to inform future EFMB events.

Methods: We planned and resourced the EFMB competition in accordance with the Army Medical Department Center and School Pamphlet 350-10.

Dental Management of Patients Undergoing Antithrombotic Therapy.

For more than half a century, oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy has been used to decrease the risk of thromboembolism, prolonging the lives of countless patients. Patients taking antithrombotic agents may be at risk of excessive hemorrhage. Dentists commonly see such patients, and this can pose a challenge, as adequate hemostasis is crucial for the success of invasive dental treatment.

Dentin Hypersensitivity: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management.

Dentin hypersensitivity, a commonly presenting condition, is described as sharp pain resulting from the exposure of open dentin tubules to the oral environment in response to a varied assortment of stimuli. It is sometimes a difficult condition to diagnose, because the diagnosis is one of exclusion and all other potential causes must be examined first. The heterogeneity of this presentation, ranging from a minor inconvenience to the patient to a near incapacitating quality-of-life disorder, along with the wide array of treatment strategies pose challenges to the clinician.

Comparison of the Suture Anchor and Transosseous Techniques for Patellar Tendon Repair: A Biomechanical Study.

Background: Minimizing gap formation and maximizing the strength of patellar tendon repairs are 2 critical factors for successful healing of these injuries.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to compare transosseous and screw-in anchor repair techniques to determine if there is a difference in gap formation and load to failure of the 2 constructs. The research hypotheses were that the anchor construct would have significantly less gap formation and would also have significantly greater load-to-failure strength.