Making Use of Your Assets Clinical Use of EOD Radiography in the Forward-Deployed Setting

Caitlin Howard; Shawn Veach; Regan Lyon; K. Aaron Shaw

doi:10.55460/OJ79-KOWI

Making Use of Your Assets Clinical Use of EOD Radiography in the Forward-Deployed Setting

Caitlin Howard, Shawn Veach, Regan Lyon, K. Aaron Shaw

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Abstract

Ultrasonography is currently the primary means of imaging for forward surgical teams/forward resuscitative surgical teams (FSTs/FRSTs). As FSTs/FRSTs are pushed farther forward into more austere environments, access to other imaging modalities may be limited, potentially affecting resources. On a recent deployment, the 126th FRST was able to use radiography equipment from a co-located explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of medical and surgical patients, thereby saving time and resources. We provide three case examples in which using EOD radiography assisted in clinical decision making. Although the safety profile has not been assessed for clinical use in humans, EOD radiography can be a useful technique to aid in time-sensitive decision making in resource-constrained operational areas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-89
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.55460/OJ79-KOWI
State	Published - Mar 1 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

explosive ordnance disposal radiography
forward resuscitative surgical teams
portable x-ray machine

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General Medicine

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