New Military Paper: Advanced Spinal Surgery in Austere Settings

In our first episode, we explore the heart of military trauma care, the driving purpose behind providing life-saving treatment in tents, trucks, ships, and trauma bays around the world. This powerful conversation asks why mastering military trauma care remains essential today and introduces veteran Oliver Campbell, whose story embodies the mission and inspiration behind Frontline Surgery. Through his harrowing experience and recovery, we highlight the importance of training, innovation, and the human side of care in shaping the future of military medicine.

Spartan Medical Inc. and Reign Medical announce their strategic partnership in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Medical Centers worldwide. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g3MXRNkx

Here is a non-response, response from FDA/CBER's Dr. Scott Steele, to the HARMS Citizen Petition concerning the safety and efficacy of Humacyte's Symvess device for vascular bypass. In the meanwhile this "new and non-standard" device, Symvess, can be sold to US medical centers legally, by Humacyte. And it can be implanted into critically injured, and unconsentable, American patients - including US military personnel - by vascular surgeons, who may be "breaching a standard of care" by using this non-standard vascular conduit in their patients.

'BATDOK-J is an Air Force Research Laboratory developed mobile application selected by JOMIS in 2022 to serve as the joint force point-of-injury (POI) and enroute care documentation tool. BATDOK-J replaces traditional pen and paper records, currently the most common and often the only way to document POI care ... ensuring tactical combat care documentation is electronically transferred from the medic to higher roles of care at the speed of relevance. '... medical personnel utilized the Army’s Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) to transport live BATDOK-J data through the 82nd Airborne Division’s TAK server into MSS [Maven Smart System]. Medical data then fed an application layer integrated with operational graphics'. https://lnkd.in/g_AtTxFp

🧠 New Open🔓 Access Study Surface-based morphometry reveals divergent aging trajectories in veterans with and without traumatic brain injury by Michelle C. Eliason & Ghazala T. Saleem et al. Veterans with a history of TBI show distinct brain aging patterns, with greater cortical changes compared to those without injury. 🔗 https://rdcu.be/eL42Y #BrainAging #TBI #Neuroimaging #Veterans #GeroScience

Well done APOC Team, it's a joy partnering with you! TIME has named Abbott’s i-STAT TBI test, which was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, as one of the Best Inventions of 2025! This rapid blood test is changing how concussions are evaluated — bringing clarity and speed to brain injury assessment. https://lnkd.in/g2VrnECs #AbbottProud #TIMEBestInventions ISI: https://lnkd.in/guMgTpSd

In high-stakes trauma care, especially in combat environments, readiness is never theoretical—it’s tested the moment the bleeding starts. In Episode 3 of Front Line Surgery: Mastering Military Trauma Care, Drs. Joshua Dilday and Jeff Conner sit down with COL (ret) John Holcomb, MD to break down the principles and real-world applications of Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR). This episode goes beyond protocols—touching on the operational demands of trauma care in austere environments, the logistical importance of blood availability, and how treating local nationals can sharpen an entire trauma system from supply chains to surgical prep. https://lnkd.in/g4qjcenx

We are excited that the U.S. Army’s Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) has selected Presage to advance real-time detection, triage and treatment of common life-threatening conditions such as dehydration, internal hemorrhage, accident-related injuries, shock and trauma. By combining the Institute’s Compensatory Reserve Measurement (CRM) algorithms with Presage's SmartSpectra™ SDK – compatible with standard smartphones and cameras – we empower anyone, anywhere, to detect signs of shock before vital signs fail. This technology has the potential to save lives in backyards, on sports fields, in critical care facilities, in accident sites – anywhere people are active. See real-time detection technology in action with our Sixth Sense Software App: https://lnkd.in/efpcjBHw Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dqK9pegM More about Presage: https://presagetech.com/

Excited to announce our partnership with the U.S. Army to bring real-time detection of blood loss, sepsis, shock, and dehydration to any camera or smartphone. Making critical care accessible anywhere — no sensors required!

Ever wonder if that injured person, dehydrated or sunbaked athlete is about to pass out? That is what the Institute of Surgical Research wanted to know when they selected Presage Technologies' real time, contactless method for their research into Compensatory Reserve measurement. This is a technology that can save lives, and it is exciting to have been selected to be at the forefront of that research with the PhDs at the Institute !