{"podcast":{"title":"WarDocs - The Military Medicine Podcast","slug":"wardocs-the-military-medicine-podcast-4055206","podcast_index_feed_id":4055206,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/wardocspodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://wardocspodcast.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12037519/WarDocs_Main_Logos-01_99egzx.jpg","author":"Doug Soderdahl, Wayne Causey","episode_count":267,"summary":"Welcome to WarDocs! This is a podcast developed and hosted by Active Duty and Veteran Military Medicine professionals who all possess a passion to honor the legacy and preserve the oral history of Military Medicine and get the stories of these healthcare heroes to inform and inspire our listeners and hopefully improve the future of medicine. We will take a behind-the-scenes look into unique opportunities and experiences told firsthand by current and former military professionals from all Servicers, ranks, and Cops and provide interesting and informative content about the mission, history, contributions, and achievements of all of Military Medicine You will better understand what military medical professionals do in deployed environments as well as their peacetime mission and how they train for the next conflict. You will also hear some incredible stories of how these WarDocs bring first-class medical care from Level 1 Trauma Centers to the most austere of conditions in every corner of the globe Please visit our website at www.wardocspodcast.com to get additional information about our hosts and our guests, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. If you like war…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T22:21:09.399324+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wardocs-the-military-medicine-podcast-4055206"},"episode":{"title":"Bringing Combat Whole Blood Pre-Hospital Protocols to Civilian Trauma- Dr. Don Jenkins and Dr. Alex Bowers","slug":"bringing-combat-whole-blood-pre-hospital-protocols-to-civilian-trauma-dr-don-jenkins-and-dr-alex-bowers","published_at":"2026-03-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wardocs-the-military-medicine-podcast-4055206/bringing-combat-whole-blood-pre-hospital-protocols-to-civilian-trauma-dr-don-jenkins-and-dr-alex-bowers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wardocs-the-military-medicine-podcast-4055206","url":"https://wardocspodcast.podbean.com/e/bringing-combat-whole-blood-pre-hospital-protocols-to-civilian-trauma-dr-don-jenkins-and-dr-alex-bowers/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c29aqs6ab8ts8yt7/wdr_0099_bowers_jenkins_full_audioa4q8s.mp3","summary":"In this compelling episode of the podcast, we explore the groundbreaking paradigm shift of bringing whole blood resuscitation from the combat zones of Afghanistan directly to civilian pre-hospital emergency care. For decades, standard civilian trauma protocols relied heavily on crystalloid fluids and component therapy, delaying crucial blood transfusions until a critically injured patient arrived at the hospital. However, hard-won lessons from military medical teams operating in austere environments proved that administering cold-stored, low-titer O-positive whole blood at or near the point of injury drastically increases survival rates for patients suffering from severe hemorrhagic shock. We are joined by two incredible guests who are spearheading this medical revolution. Dr. Donald Jenkins, a retired Air Force trauma surgeon and a driving force behind the Joint Trauma System, shares his firsthand experience administering the first whole blood to combat casualties over two decades ago. He details the massive logistical and institutional hurdles he and his colleagues faced when attempting to convince civilian blood banks and hospital administrators to abandon forty years of standard practice in favor of a whole-blood approach. Through relentless collaboration, they successfully built a highly efficient, low-waste pre-hospital whole blood distribution system in San Antonio, Texas, which now serves as a premier national model. We are also joined by Captain Alex Bowers, an Air Force general surgery resident and former enlisted medic who founded the Students, Residents, and Fellows Trauma Advocacy Coalition (SURF-TAC). Capt. Bowers discusses how his organization utilizes national traffic fatality data to advocate for state-level legislative funding. 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