‘That was our Fight—to Keep them Alive’: Battle of the Bulge on its 80th Anniversary
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Katherine Nolan, a frontline nurse with the Army's 53rd Field Hospital in Europe in WW II, gives an eyewitness account of her re…
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U.S. Army WW II Field Hospital Nurse Lt. Katherine Nolan (ret.) Recounted the Hardships of the Battle of the Bulge and Caring for the Wounded [Image 2 of 2]
U.S. Army Nurse (ret.) Lt. Katherine Nolan was with the 53rd Field Hospital during the Battle of the Bulge from Dec. 16, 1944, to Jan. 25, 1945 in WW …
Army Paratroopers in WW II Battle of the Bulge Drag Wounded Buddy to Aid [Image 1 of 2]
An undated photograph of U.S. Army paratroopers of Company A 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, pulling a crude sled in the sno…
Warrior Care: A Marine Finds Community with Art
Lance Cpl Sara Vanegas is a Marine with the Wounded Warriors Batallion East at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. She is a …
Use of Informed Consent for Long Term Opioid Therapy
Informed consent process is commonly used prior to patients undergoing medical procedures. Both the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and the VA/DoD C…
Chronification of Pain
The progression of pain from acute to chronic is complex and very often, avoidable. This video provides a bio-psychosocial overview of the "Chronifica…
Initiating Collaborative Opioid Tapering (Provider Focused)
When a provider concludes that the benefits from continued opioid therapy are outweighed by the risks, they must initiate a discussion regarding colla…
Pain Outcomes using Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR)
The Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR) is an IM/IT capability developed in the Military Health System to provide clinicians…
Stepped Care Model for Pain Management
The DHA Pain strategy incorporates the Stepped Care Model of Pain Management developed by the Veterans Health Administration. The Stepped Care Model p…
Warrior Care: A Marine Artist Shares Their Work
Lance Cpl Sara Vanegas is a Marine with the Wounded Warriors Batallion East at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. She is a …