The Art of Combat Medicine with WarDocs: Medicine in the modern battlefield Pt 1 (Ep. 39)
Off the Radar, Special Operations Training DetachmentShow Notes
This is part 1 of a 2-part of the collaboration with WarDocs podcast where MSgt (R) Steve Cum and COL (R) Doug Soderdahl interview SFC Mondrian Bogert. This interview focuses on Special Operations Medical training, specifically Special Forces, at the Combined Training Centers: The National Training Center (NTC) and Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). Combat medicine saves lives and requires non-medics as well as medics. From care under fire through evacuation the skills, equipment, and knowledge needed to be successful at treating patients and getting your fellow service members home.
About the Guest:
SFC Mondrian Bogert: Mo is a Special Forces 18D or medical sergeant. He served in the 82nd Airborne as an infantryman prior to graduating the SF Qualification Course. He served as a medical sergeant in 10th SFG (A) conducting multiple training and operations in EUCOM. Mo has nearly 2 years of experience as an SF Observer Coach, Training with over a dozen rotations at NTC and JRTC overseeing multiple medical scenarios including MASCAL and prolonged causality care.
This episode covers:
- Depth of training for a Special Forces Medic (18D) compared to a conventional Combat Medic (68W), 68Ws learn trauma care to get patient to higher care; 18Ds are trained in trauma care, to prolong care, and conduct preventive care
- Wound sets 18Ds can handle and how that is trained at the CTCs, multi-system trauma, burns (electrical, chemical, or thermal), head injuries, unstable patients
- 18Ds are trained to be medical managers and cross train their team, the Detachment members conduct the treatment and inventions on the patient while the 18D manages the overall care
- Prolonged causality care scenarios: important skills to extend care 24-72 hours, early vitals tracking and watching signs and symptoms; this should be accomplished by the non-18Ds on the team and managed by the 18Ds; and understanding mechanism of injury
- Integration of Telemedicine into CTCs: telemedicine is available but not dictated as a requirement, helps break out from subjectivity of treatment of patient
- Vital trends lead medical professionals to diagnoses which leads to treatment plans
- Interoperability of medics from joint force especial joint SOF medics; this is limited at CTCs to when joint SOF elements attend CTCs which is not often; most joint SOF medics attend same medical training as 18Ds but not all
- USSOCOM Directive 350-29 SOF standards of SOF medical interoperable for the joint force
- Requirement to explain to the conventional force what a SOF medic provides to demonstrate value to the conventional force, cross training on medicine with conventional forces including 68Ws
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