Travis M. Polk
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View article: Building capacity for ATLS trauma education: role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants
Building capacity for ATLS trauma education: role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants Open
Objectives Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) focuses on care of injured patients in the first hour of resuscitation. Expanded demand for courses has led to a concurrent need for new instructors. Nurse practitioners and physician assistan…
View article: What the mean means – creating a false equivalence in statistical analysis: Data-driven planning for blood resourcing to forward deployed U.S. military surgical teams
What the mean means – creating a false equivalence in statistical analysis: Data-driven planning for blood resourcing to forward deployed U.S. military surgical teams Open
View article: Dried plasma: An urgent priority for trauma readiness
Dried plasma: An urgent priority for trauma readiness Open
As the US military pivots from years of low-intensity counterinsurgency operations to preparation for large-scale combat operations against a near-peer competitor, the realities of providing medical care to thousands of casualties are sobe…
View article: Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care position statement: Neurosurgical capability for the optimal management of traumatic brain injury during deployed operations
Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care position statement: Neurosurgical capability for the optimal management of traumatic brain injury during deployed operations Open
BACKGROUND Experiences over the last three decades of war have demonstrated a high incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting in a persistent need for a neurosurgical capability within the deployed theater of operations. Despite t…
View article: Casualty care implications of large-scale combat operations
Casualty care implications of large-scale combat operations Open
Analysis and review of combat casualty care challenges in future large-scale and medical multi-domain operations from the perspective of past, present, and potential future conflicts.
View article: The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative
The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative Open
Cannon, Jeremy W. MD, SM; Cap, Andrew P. MD, PhD; Rizzo, Julie A. MD; Polk, Travis M. MD Author Information
View article: Preliminary Data on Trauma Knowledge, Confidence, and Stress During Navy Trauma Training
Preliminary Data on Trauma Knowledge, Confidence, and Stress During Navy Trauma Training Open
Introduction The Navy Trauma Training Center (NTTC) is a military–civilian partnership that provides advanced trauma training for application across the range of military operations while exposing military medical personnel to high-volume …
View article: Quantifying Clinical Opportunities at the Navy Trauma Training Center
Quantifying Clinical Opportunities at the Navy Trauma Training Center Open
Introduction Military-Civilian partnerships (MCPs), such as the Navy Trauma Training Center, are an essential tool for training military trauma care providers. Despite Congressional and military leadership support, sparse data exist to qua…
View article: A Reusable Perfused Human Cadaver Model for Surgical Training: An Initial Proof of Concept Study
A Reusable Perfused Human Cadaver Model for Surgical Training: An Initial Proof of Concept Study Open
Objectives Today’s surgical trainees have less exposure to open vascular and trauma procedures. Lightly embalmed cadavers may allow a reusable model that maximizes resources and allows for repeat surgical training over time. Methods This w…
View article: Simulation Training for Operational Medicine Providers (STOMP): Impact of a Comprehensive Skills-Based Curriculum for Military General Medical Officers
Simulation Training for Operational Medicine Providers (STOMP): Impact of a Comprehensive Skills-Based Curriculum for Military General Medical Officers Open
These findings suggest that a novel and recently developed standardized simulation training curriculum entitled STOMP improves the confidence levels of early career physicians' in several primary care procedural skills and is an ideal adju…
View article: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) for Hemorrhagic Shock
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) for Hemorrhagic Shock Open
This clinical practice guideline (CPG) reviews the range of accepted management approaches to profound shock and post-traumatic cardiac arrest and establishes indications for considering Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the …
View article: Forward Surgical Team Experience (FSTE) Is Associated With Increased Confidence With Combat Surgeon Trauma Skills
Forward Surgical Team Experience (FSTE) Is Associated With Increased Confidence With Combat Surgeon Trauma Skills Open
Prognostic and Epidemiologic, Level IV.
View article: Simulation Training for Operational Medicine Providers (STOMP): Design and Implementation of a Novel Comprehensive Skills-Based Curriculum for Military General Medical Officers
Simulation Training for Operational Medicine Providers (STOMP): Design and Implementation of a Novel Comprehensive Skills-Based Curriculum for Military General Medical Officers Open
The Simulation Training for Operational Medicine Providers curriculum for future General Medical Officers is an effective tool for primary care skill training and credentialing. Plans for export to other Graduate Medical Education sites ar…
View article: Paying it forward
Paying it forward Open
Mentee satisfaction with the EAST Mentoring Program was high. Mentoring is a beneficial tool to promote success among EAST's young members, but differences exist between mentee and mentor perceptions. Revising communication expectations an…