{"id":103920,"date":"2020-08-19T11:39:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=103920"},"modified":"2020-08-19T11:39:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:39:25","slug":"new-tool-for-devil-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=103920","title":{"rendered":"New Tool for Devil Docs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nU.S. Navy Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force inspect the intravenous blood transfusion equipment and attend to a simulated patient during Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training program at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on May 14, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo<\/em><\/p>\n

A “Walking Blood Bank.” Talk about Just-In-Time Inventory! <\/p>\n

\u2018Valkyrie\u2019 Blood Transfusion System Hopes to Give Marines, Sailors Fighting Chance on the Battlefield<\/h3>\n

By: Gidget Fuentes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Front-line expeditionary forces are getting a new capability that officials say will save lives by enabling small units to have an emergency, on-demand, fresh blood supply to treat battlefield casualties.<\/p>\n

The new capability \u2013 the Emergency Fresh Whole Blood program, or \u201cValkyrie,\u201d as it\u2019s known by Marines and sailors with the task force \u2013 is being used for the first time this year by conventional forces in the Middle East, according to the Marine Corps. Army units began using a similar program for the first time in Afghanistan earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The idea behind Valkyrie \u201cis to provide whole blood as a resuscitation fluid\u201d and boost the chances of survival for casualties that are hemorrhaging, Lt. Lauren Murray, battalion surgeon with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and a doctor of osteopathic medicine, told USNI News by phone from Kuwait. \u201cIt\u2019s been used in the special operations community before, but this is the first time that we brought it out here as part of the conventional forces.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great tool to have in the toolbox, especially given the mission of the Special Purpose [Marine Air-Ground Task Force]-Crisis Response-Central Command, where they can deploy anywhere, anytime, and sometimes not knowing what their evacuation times is going to be,\u201d Murray said. Her battalion, 2\/5, is the ground combat element for the current SPMAGTF-CR-CC 20.2 rotation.<\/p>\n

The lightweight kit puts life-delivering blood transfusion capability in the hands of \u201cPlatoon Docs\u201d and trained Marines with small units that suffer casualties but aren\u2019t near higher-echelon trauma care equipped with larger blood and plasma supplies. So a rifle squad caught in a remote mountain ambush, a refueling team on an island airstrip or an expeditionary fires crew in a remote desert \u2013 much in line with the Marine Corps\u2019 vision of future missions in an Expeditionary Air Base Operations environment \u2013 can collect and transfuse blood to a wounded Marine or sailor quickly, helping stabilize the casualty before a truck or helicopter arrives to evacuate to a battalion aid station or surgical team.<\/p>\n

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (FMF) James Madigan, lead instructor and program coordinator with Special Purpose MAGTF-Crisis Response-Central Command, said Valkyrie \u201cis such an incredible life-saving tool. It\u2019s beneficial to everyone, especially CENTCOM and the Special-Purpose MAGTF, that we have this capability to deploy wherever we have to provide life-saving care to the best of our abilities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does the Army have this capability too, and if not, why not? Read the rest here: USNI.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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