Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class John Kotara | Capt. David Whittaker (right), U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, addresses...... read more read more
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QUANTICO, Va. (NNS) – Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), Lt. Gen. Michael Dana, deputy commandant, Installations and Logistics, and Rear Adm. Gayle Shaffer, medical officer of the Marine Corps, co-hosted the 21st Century Battlefield Medical Care Symposium Feb. 14-15 at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
The symposium included more than 300 military and civilian participants, who explored past battlefield medical experiences and promising new ideas and technology to improve the treatment and movement of casualties in future distributed operational environments.
“This symposium gives us the opportunity to build upon the experience of the past,” said Rear Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, deputy chief, BUMED, Readiness and Health, “in order to shape our future medical response through innovation, critical thinking and collaboration.”
During the two-day event, military and civilian speakers presented lessons learned in Navy and Joint Medicine from Vietnam, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and discussed developing technologies, like 3-D printing, that might shape the future of medical care.
Capt. David Whittaker, BUMED, spoke on one panel that examined emerging medical challenges, technologies and the mindset of proactive invention that will transform battlefield care.
“Our Military Health System has grown from the past decade of war,” Whittaker wrote in a recent blog post on the subject. “As a healthcare enterprise, we have developed sophisticated algorithms for the care and recovery of the severely injured soldier. However, we must continue to work toward innovative solutions in battlefield medical care.”
Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Marsh, BUMED, also served as a panelist and voiced his experiences serving alongside Marines, including how basic medical training can help save lives.
"When I was injured, I took a round through the arm, I wasn't able to patch myself up," Marsh said. "It was a Marine that ran over to me through fire to come bandage me up. He later went on to save three more lives with the training he received."
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| Date Taken: | 02.20.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.20.2018 15:46 |
| Story ID: | 266571 |
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