Dr David Soria: Emergency Medicine In A War Zone
Dr David Soria is a veteran emergency medical care provider who trained in Emergency Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, and Metro-Health Medical Center. From 1994 to 1996, Dr David Soria served as a physician on Metro LifeFlight, the first air medical program in the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area. As demanding and even harrowing as that experience was, nothing about it prepared Dr David Soria him for what he saw during the week he spent in Afghanistan, covering Air Force medical teams as the Medical Correspondent for WPTV Newschannel 5 in Palm Beach County, Florida. "These guys re-define first response," Dr David Soria marveled, as he flew a rescue mission with the medical personnel. "They're trained for four years to learn the ins and outs of not only the paramedical training of how to save a life, but also can defend themselves against an enemy in a combat scenario." The medical personnel, he reported, remove wounded soldiers from the war zone and take them to hospitals where they can receive care. They are constantly on standby, he said, waiting for the signal to swing into action. "When they're called they leave in a hurry, literally with only minutes to prepare," Dr David Soria told the viewers back in the United States. "I was fortunate enough to be with the unit when they scrambled to pick up three injured." Dr David Soria flew with the crew to the hot zone and described how the three critically wounded Marines were airlifted to safety. One had been hit by mortar fire, while the other two had been wounded by Improvised Explosive Devices. "Through the flight , the CCAT doctor, medic, and respiratory therapist tend to their critical needs constantly, standing bedside the entire flight, tirelessly ensuring each patient's safety," he reported. Looking at the reports Dr David Soria filed from Afghanistan, it is clear that he was in awe of the emergency medical care he witnesses. "In my seventy-two hours working with Air Force Aeromedical teams, I saw things that will change my practice and life forever," he said. "These young men and women have redefined commitment when it comes to their patients, many times being up for hours or days at a time, taking care of our injured warriors." These medical personnel, Dr David Soria said in a report he called "Advances in Battlefield Medicine," used some of the newest medical products available, such as QuikClot, which stopped excessive bleeding so that the wounded could be taken for definitive care. In the past, he said, severe bleeding might have meant the soldier would have been left to die. Dr David Soria said that he returned to the United States with a new understanding of trauma care that goes well beyond conventional emergency room procedures. To get more imformation pleace visit our blog site : https://www.smore.com/u/drdavidsoria