Corpsman Up! Former special forces medic details trauma care case, benefits of Freeze-Dried Plasma for frontline docs during SOMA conference [Image 16 of 16]

RALEIGH, NC, UNITED STATES

05.16.2024

Photo by T. T. Parish 

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)

Chris Weselek, Tami Pratt, Master Chief Petty Officer Justin Wilson, and Andrew Patrick gather for a photo during the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) annual conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 16, 2024. Weselek is a project management specialist and Pratt is deputy director, both with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s Force Health Protection Division. Wilson is the senior enlisted advisor with Joint Trauma System, Defense Health Agency, and Patrick, currently a student at Stanford University, is a former U.S. Navy corpsman who served with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. During deployment to the Philippines in 2020, Patrick treated a rescued hostage with French Freeze-Dried Plasma, stabilizing the patient for transport to a higher care facility. Patrick attended SOMA 2024 as a guest of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, which manages the FFDP product. USAMMDA is a subordinate activity of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Coordinating with DoD, non-DoD and government stakeholders, USAMMDA team members work to develop and deliver lifesaving and life-preserving devices, treatments, drugs, vaccines, and medical support equipment for the military Joint Forces. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.16.2024
• Date Posted: 05.16.2024 13:08
• Photo ID: 8409153
• VIRIN: 240516-A-PJ332-2149
• Resolution: 2439x1626
• Size: 2.49 MB
• Location: RALEIGH, NC, US