Photo from a 14-year-old boy who sustained a penetrating injury to his abdominal wall after impacting the handlebars of his bike. Note the bowel perforation at approximately 7 o’clock on the bowel. This should not be reduced, as it will …
🕖 Reading Time, 6 minutes When providing medical treatment to CBRN casualties, to save lives, initial treatment will need to be conducted before formal decontamination can be completed. These procedures, performed in a “dirty casualty collection point,” will require the …
🕖 Reading Time, 3 minutes The Strategic National Stockpile was created in 1999 as a source to store and distribute medical countermeasures in case of a national emergency. It was structured to have a 12-hour response time for the delivery …
🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes On March 4, 2018, in Salisbury, England, former Russian Military Intelligence officer Sergei Skirpal and his daughter were found slumped on a public bench.1 After being evaluated at the hospital, it was determined that they …
Marie and her family enjoy the traditional Christmas evening gathering including dancing and a visit from Herr Drosselmeyer. Marie and her brother receive extravagant gifts, Marie’s is an exquisitely crafted nutcracker. Suddenly, there is a sound to the south of …
🕖 Reading Time, 5 minutes On March 20,1995, in Tokyo, Japan, a “doomsday cult” called Aum Shinrikyo manufactured and deployed 10 liters of dilute sarin nerve agent in the Tokyo subway system. At that time, the Tokyo subway system was …