Special Operations Surgical Teams, commonly referred to as SOST's, are teams of lightweight, mobile surgical specialists with advanced medical and tactical training to save lives, anywhere and anytime. [Air Force Special Tactics]

Mental health care cannot wait in Tigray [MSF]

Book Excerpt | Innovation & Research — The Life of a Trauma Surgeon [Mayo Clinic]

What Does A Trauma Surgeon Do? Inside The Life-Saving Role [OnlineMedEd]

The performance and assessment of hospital trauma teams [NIH]

Trauma: My Life as an Emergency Surgeon [Goodreads] might be a great book for my bookclub

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year [CNN] oh, gee, what a surprise, that’s because #VaccinesSaveLives. I’m vaccinated and boosted yet again, and I suggest you do as well. Over 1 million dead Americans, and over 18 million dead people around the globe from COVID-19. Do not become one of them.

30 hours on Call | Life as a Chief Resident on Trauma Surgery [YouTube]

How Trauma Teams Save Lives in Seconds | Surgeons: At the Edge of Life [YouTube]

Trauma Surgeon Jobs, Employment in California [Indeed]

The 9 lines of a MEDEVAC request are a military standard for communicating casualty evacuation needs, including the location of the pickup site, radio frequency, number of patients by precedence, special equipment needed, total number of patients by type, security at the pickup site, method of marking the pickup site, patient nationality and status, and NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) contamination. These lines use brevity codes for concise and efficient communication.

Here is a breakdown of the 9 lines:

Location of pickup site: Grid coordinates for the landing or pickup zone.

Radio frequency, call sign, and suffix: The radio frequency and call sign for communication with the controlling unit.

Number of patients by precedence: A brevity code (e.g., A=Urgent, B=Urgent-Surgical) indicating the urgency of the evacuation.

Special equipment required: Brevity codes for any necessary equipment, such as a hoist or extraction equipment.

Number of patients by type: Brevity codes for litter patients (L) or ambulatory patients (A), along with their numbers.

Security of pickup site: Wartime security assessment of the pickup site (e.g., No enemy troops, Possible enemy troops). In peacetime, this line describes the number and types of wounds, injuries, and illnesses.

Method of marking pickup site: Brevity codes for how the site will be marked for the evacuation aircraft (e.g., Panels, Pyrotechnic signal).

Patient nationality and status: Brevity codes for the nationality and status of the patient (e.g., US Military, US Civilian, EPW).

NBC Contamination (Wartime) / Terrain Description (Peacetime): In wartime, this indicates any Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical contamination. In peacetime, it provides a detailed description of the terrain at the pickup site. [Gemini AI on Google]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Thursday, October 16th, 2025. Great day to read medical journals. Are you a Doctor stuck in another state? Want to move to Sunny California? Consider moving to California. It rains a lot in Seattle.

Until Next Time!