The August 2022 issue of Combat & Casualty Care focuses on the challenge that environmental extremes can pose to sustaining force health.

Exclusive Interviews:

• LTG Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA) on the state of Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS electronic health record roll out
• COL Mike Tarpey, Commander, U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) on the latest efforts in Enroute Care Program mobile evac
• Drs. John Castellani and Billie Alba, Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, on pre-conditioning of hand dexterity to promote blood flow in cold weather

Features:

• Mobile applications, Individual Heat Optimization Training Tool (iHOTT)and Cold Weather Ensemble Decision Aid (CoWEDA), reducing hyper/hypothermia
• The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is partnering with federal agencies to provide COVID-19 viral mitigation support to island nations
• Latest in Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) technology for defeating the threat of airborne contagions
• State-of-the-art backpack combines robustness with lightweight versatility for conquering the mission
• Cutting-edge vertical lift-compatible medical litter capability addressing critical need in Ukraine
• On-contact effective poison ivy, oak, and sumac wash helping to safely mitigate post-contact effects