CIVILIAN WINS AWARD

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Volume 19, Number 2 www.militarymedical.com February, 2012
CIVILIAN WINS
LOCAL SERVICE
AWARD
By Airman 1st Class Heather Heiney
81st Training Wing Public Affairs
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Usa
Jones, the 81st Medical Group’s volunteer ser-
vices coordinator, was awarded the John Caranna
Community Service Award by the Harrison County
Triad in Gulfport Jan. 10.
The triad consists of the Harrison County
Sheriff’s Department, county police departments
and area seniors working together to address
criminal issues that affect older citizens.
Jones was nominated for the award by Linda
Brundidge, 81st Medical Support Squadron medi-
cal logistics administrative assistant.
“For the past 30
years Mrs. Jones
has been a power-
house at Keesler
Hospital and in
the community,”
Brundidge said.
“It was an easy
task to nomi-
nate her, because
you can see her
accomplishments
around the hos-
pital every day.
Her devotion has
(U.S. Air Force photo by
Adam Bond) been tireless and
Mrs. Usa Jones, volunteer phenomenal. Mrs.
services coordinator for the Jones fully under-
(U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Pivnick)
81st Medical Group, Keesler stands the qual-
Air Force Base, Miss., was ity of compassion Krewe of Medics holds 24th annual Mardi Gras ball
awarded the John Caranna and what it means
The Krewe of Medics held its 24th annual Mardi Gras Ball Jan. 14, 2012, at the IP Casino Resort and Spa
Community Service Award to serve others.”
by the Harrison County Triad Jones coordi- in Biloxi, Miss., with “Under the Sea” as its theme. This year’s court included Airman 1st Class Michael
in Gulfport Jan. 10, 2012. nates the work of Velez-Grieco, 81st Medical Support Squadron; Staff Sgt. Brittney Velez, 81st Medical Group; Maj. (Dr.)
the hospital’s 62 Kraig Kristof, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron; Denise Landry, 81st MDG, as Queen Amphitrite; Lt.
volunteers and works three to four times a week Col. Craig Lambert, 81st Medical Support Squadron commander as King Poseidon; Col. Martha Stokes,
herself. She works the main information desk and 81st MDG; Brad Jones, chief operating officer for Humana Veterans Healthcare Services, and 1st Lt. Kelly
assists in the women’s health clinic. She trained 15 Miller, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron. More than 200 guests attended the event.
volunteers on dispensing and filing procedures for
the pharmacy.
She coordinates two fundraisers annually to
support the hospital’s annual volunteer services I
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awards luncheon, and Christmas party and pur-
chase plaques, certificates and gifts for the vol-
unteers.
During the holiday season, Jones invites active- Color Guard at State of the City Address..................................................................page 3
duty military and retired personnel who are unable
to be with their families into her home to share a Keesler medics get decontamination training...................................................page 4
holiday meal. She also volunteers with the Kiwanis
Travel and Adventure...........................................................................pages 11, 12, 13, 14
Club of Gulfport, the Krewe of Gemini of Gulfport,
the Mississippi City United Methodist Church and
the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
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Keesler medics get decontamination training
By 81st Medical Group then had to quickly and efficiently set
Public Affairs up the entire medical warm-zone equip-
ment package, triage and decontami-
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, nate victims.
Miss. -- While most people prepared for Bocek said, “The standards in the
the holidays, a contingent of “Dragon USAF Quality Program Plan for IPPD
Medics” from the 81st Medical Group training is ‘mission capable’ in less than
and nurses from the Biloxi Department 15 minutes, and ‘set-up complete’ in
of Veterans Affairs medical campus less than 20 minutes. ‘Mission capable’
prepared for the worst during a training means the decon tent is up, warm water
session Dec. 19-21. flowing and at least four team members
DECON LLC Corporation instruc- have donned their protective suits. At
tors from Mississippi, Florida, that point Headquarters Air Combat
Texas and Michigan conducted the Command (the major air command
Air Force Medical In-Place Patient assigned and responsible for patient
Decontamination course at the Keesler decontamination oversight) believes the
Hospital at no cost to 15 Keesler medics first patients who had arrived can be
and three VA nurses. helped. ‘Set-up complete’ indicates all
According to Tom Bocek, DECON 20 team members are completely suited
LLC Corp. instructor and owner, “This up and everything is entirely ready for
was a volunteer preparedness effort full- scale operations.
for the Biloxi community. Bob Tash He continued, “The combined Keesler
of the 81st Medical Support Squadron and Biloxi VA medical team abso-
(U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)
readiness flight and I coordinated the From left, 1st Lt. Sharon Eleby, 81st Medical perations Squadron, and Capt. lutely smoked the standard by reaching
program.” (Dr.) John Dusenbury and Senior Airman Sagan Barber, 81st Dental Squadron, mission-capable in just five minutes,
Bocek noted the Biloxi VA staff and triage a “simulated patient” and determine the type of agent they’re dealing with 20 seconds and completed set-up in
Keesler medics hadn’t had any “for- during decontamination training, Dec. 19-21, 2011 at Keesler Air Force Base, just 10:48. In addition, the combined
mal” IPPD training since he conducted Miss. Students had to adequately identify agents and decontaminate the patient Keesler/Biloxi VA team sent all patients
sessions for them in 2006 and 2007, in order to pass. through decon clean the first time.”
respectively. “It was a thing of beauty to watch;
Bocek added his instructors -- Brent repaired damaged equipment, prepared scissors. Then the class tore it all down, they really took this training to heart,”
Fenton from Florida, Theresa Casey students’ personal protective equipment donned their PPE and set it up again Tash remarked.
from Texas, Charlie Jansen from bags and set up a classroom. wearing PPE. Bocek explained that Bocek said upon completing train-
Michigan -- and he regularly train On the second day, the 18 students in many cases contaminated patients ing each trainee received certification
medical decontamination at Air Force, attended classroom instruction where arrive before the equipment is in place in the Occupational Safety & Health
Navy, Army and Marine Corps bases, they learned how a medical “warm and the only option then is to set-up in Administration’s hazardous waste oper-
and occasionally at VA and civilian zone” (contamination not expected, suits. ations up to the “operator’s level.”
hospitals. but possible) response interaction with Students next faced “patients,” both They also earned Air Force IPPD
“Somehow, Keesler inadvertently was other base agencies, medical consider- ambulatory and on litters. They assessed training certification and, if they were
excluded in this fiscal year’s funding ations of different contaminants, anti- each patient, determined the potential nationally-registered emergency medi-
for decon training,” Bocek explained. dote therapy, how to inspect and prop- contaminant, triaged, performed life- cal technicians, they also were awarded
“Since Bob and I have worked medical erly wear PPE, how to assess or triage saving measures including antidote 12 continuing education units towards
readiness programs as far back as the casualties while in PPE and how to best therapy and subsquently efficiently recertification.
mid-1980s when we served together at organize the decon equipment to effec- decontaminated each patient. He commented, “The Biloxi VA
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, we tively decontaminate casualties. Bocek explained that in this class, nurses are trying to re-establish a decon
decided to arrange a mutually-beneficial The third day was entirely “hands- ‘simulate’ is a dirty word. “We simulate team originally created after 9-11. They
program to help the Keesler medics, the on” training during which students put nothing,” he explained. “Everything were very appreciative of this timely
VA nurses and ultimately the Biloxi into practice what they learned in the is as real as possible. We even use training and eager to return to the
community as well as the instructors.” classroom. a training agent that is roughly the Biloxi VA with their new skills, get
The training course covered three Because the training was so intense, same consistency and persistency as a their equipment out of the closet and
full days. The first day was spent with students wore physical-training garb. G-series nerve agent. The students must re-energize their team.
Keesler medical patient decon assistant They first were taught how to select adequately decontaminate the patient or “The DECON Instructors meet annu-
team chief Tech. Sgt. William Kiddy a site for a medical warmzone, set up they fail.” ally to recertify their own hazardous
and other members of the team from each piece of equipment and learned the The entire training session was re- waste operations instructor certifica-
the 81st MDG. Participants reviewed equipments’ capabilities, limitations, enforced by a timed exercise prior to tions, refresh on equipment repair and
plans, removed the IPPD equipment care and maintenance. They erected the which the equipment had been com- standardize future curriculum,” Bocek
from storage and conducted a thorough complete warm-zone and discussedeach pletely repacked. The students were stressed. “The Keesler training session
inventory. They also checked functions, step down to the last sponge and pair of given a contamination scenario and provided so much to so many.”
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At Military Health System
Conference in Maryland
NH Pensacola’s Jones
to receive DoD-wide
innovation award
PENSACOLA — Naval hospital, there had been an
Hospital Pensacola’s Sheila above-the-national benchmark
Jones will be among four average rate of 2.5%.
Defense Department military When Jones joined the NH
medicine personnel to be recog- Pensacola team in 2009, fol-
nized for DoD-wide Healthcare lowing a stint with Sacred
Innovation Program awards at Heart Hospital, those above-
the Military Health System the-national-benchmark-aver-
conference in Maryland. age began showing up as “red
squares” on her dash-
board charts. She soon
began a search to deter-
mine what the cause
was thanks to Patient
Safety Manager Wayne
Jensen’s dash-board
development.
The labs were scor-
ing false positives due to
contaminated blood cul-
tures from the draw-site,
which result in delays
of treatment, redraws of
blood from patients and
potentially inappropriate
use of antibiotics … and (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica L. Tounzen/HIPAA Complete)
at additional expense to ‘Sam the Cooking Guy’
the hospital, say Jones.
courtesy photo
Above: Sam Zien, also known as "Sam the Cooking Guy", cuts the meat off a roast chicken dur-
Sheila Jones talks with a patient. Beginning with per-
ing a cooking demonstration for Naval Medical Center San Diego's wounded, ill or injured (WII)
sonal observations, she
service members. Zien, host of the national broadcast television cooking show "Just Cook This!"
found there was no
The NH Pensacola’s Infection
prepared dinner for more than 30 WII service members.
standardization method to col-
Control program manag-
lect blood cultures from either Below: Zien mixes ingredients for chicken enchiladas.
er’s project, designed for the
babies or adults. There were
„Identification and Mitigation
a hodge-podge of lists, some
of Risks and Hazards’ related to
of which “appeared to busy”
a blood culture contamination,
and cumbersome to follow, she
was submitted for consideration
says.
to DoD by the Navy’s Bureau
So, she began a trial run in
of Medicine and Surgery. The
October 2010 in the Intensive
awards are based on innova-
Care Unit. ICU had apparent-
tive programs created at mili-
ly “had been doing something
tary health facilities to improve
right,” she continues, because
access, cost and quality of care
they were continually record-
to enhance the military readi-
ing zero contaminants follow-
ness of service members.
ing blood culture draws.
The project identified and
What were they doing right?
implemented a regionally-test-
ICU was using a scaled-down,
ed check list for blood-draw
step-by-step checklist and
professionals to follow and
“Ziploc-bag kits” complete
a strongly-stressed continu-
with blood-draw supplies.
al education system into the
The idea was born, tweaked,
hospital system at a negligible
modified and implemented.
cost. The check-list and edu-
The check list, tested in FY-11,
cation system was successful
provided NH Pensacola with
throughout FY-11 allowing NH
blood-contamination rates at or
Pensacola to record at or below
below the national benchmark.
the national average.
“The critical success of
Blood culture contamina-
this project should also go to
tion is a universal concern
our Education Department,
among healthcare provid-
Medical/Surgical unit, nursery
ers. Physicians rely on blood
cultures to monitor and treat
patients. In some areas of the See Jones page 6
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
ON CIVIL WAR MEDICINE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
CIVIL WAR MEDICINE
COMMEMORATING THE
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
OCTOBER 5-7, 2012
HAGERSTOWN, MD
Individuals are invited to submit
lecture proposals for the NMCWM’s
Twentieth Annual Conference on Civil
War Medicine to be held October 5-7,
2012. Proposals should be one to five
pages in length, typed and double-
spaced, and must be accompanied by a
bibliography. They also should include
the title, speaker’s full name, short bio-
graphical sketch including profession-
al and academic affiliations, mailing
address, email address, telephone and
FAX numbers, and a brief statement as
to why the topic is particularly appropri-
ate for this forum. Presentations should
be limited to 45 minutes, followed
by a five-minute question-and-answer
period. All presentations must be in a
PowerPoint format.
Deadline for submission is April
1, 2012. Proposals should be sent to (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/HIPAA completed)
the National Museum of Civil War Freedom To Rock
Medicine, Attention Conference
Above: Freedom to Rock artist Chris Hodges performs one of his new songs for Naval Medical Center San Diego’s
Program Committee, P.O. Box 470,
(NMCSD) wounded, ill or injured (WII) service members during the Freedom to Rock Armed Forces Tour in NMCSD’s
Frederick, MD 21705. All proposals
Liberty Center. The tour brings popular bands as well as new up and coming musicians to meet with WII service members
will be considered, but submission of a
across the nation. Also included in the tour was drummer Raymond Herrera of the band Arkaea.
proposal does not guarantee an invita-
Below: Sonny Sandoval and Marcos Curiel of the band Payable On Death (P.O.D.) pose with Marines assigned to Naval
tion to speak.
Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) Wounded Warrior Battalion West detachment during the Freedom to Rock Armed
Forces Tour.
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Continued from page 5
and laboratory personnel,” says Jones.
“But, we need to keep our finger on
it,” she continues, “and continue to
push the continuous education piece.”
The final results were a wide-eyed
absolute: If you don’t use check lists
to prevent contamination of blood cul-
tures, especially at the draw site, the
contamination rate numbers are going
up. NH Pensacola tweaked the sys-
tem using evidenced-based guidelines
and best practices to positively affect
patient care.
“I think it’s awesome. This type of
project took months of work from all
across the command,” she says, “and
leadership got behind it 100 percent.”
It is the second consecutive year that
NH Pensacola has been awarded a DoD
medicine-wide award based on innova-
tive and patient satisfaction projects.
“It’s another first in Navy Medicine
history,” says Commanding Officer
Jennifer Vedral-Baron, who is also
attending the Maryland conference.
Last year, NH Pensacola earned an
award in patient safety/satisfaction
for partnering with patients in on the
Women and Children’s ward.
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Blood center part of tri-service drive
By Steve Pivnick The Keesler Blood Donor Center is
81st Medical Group Public Affairs located in the 81st Medical Group’s
Arnold Medical Annex, opposite the
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Meadows Drive tennis courts. They
Miss. — Teams from the Keesler Blood collect donations in the facility and on
Donor Center recently returned from blood drives across base and throughout
a tri-service blood drive at the U.S. surrounding states.
Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.,
The BDC is one of only three Air
and Fort Gordon, Ga.
Force Blood Donor Centers. It’s part
Five BDC members comprised the
of the Armed Services Blood Program (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clay M. Whaley/HIPAA Complete)
Air Force contingent among the 73 which shares the joint mission of col- Purple Heart recipients
active-duty military and 25 civilians
lecting, processing and distributing
from the 12 Air Force, Army and Navy Commanding General National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Army Brig. Gen.
thousands of blood products for mili-
bases who participated in the Jan. 9-12 Terry R. Ferrell, right, congratulates three Purple Heart medal recipients rec-
tary medical centers at home and in
West Point drive, an annual event host- ognizing the soldiers for actions while deployed to Afghanistan during an award
theater overseas.
ed by Fort Gordon. Following the drive, ceremony at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
These units play a key role in the
three additional Keesler BDC staff trav-
direct medical care of wounded Airmen,
eled to Fort Gordon to process the 1,828
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines involved
units that had been collected.
in worldwide contingency operations.
Tech. Sgt. Debra Hafner, NCO-
Capt. Heidi McMinn, officer in charge
in-charge of the blood donor center,
of Keesler’s BDC, explained BDC per-
said, “This single blood drive supplied
sonnel and their donors play a key role
enough blood for two weeks worth
in ensuring the DOD ships more than
of critical shipments from these 12
1,000 units of blood to more than 50
bases for support of forces in Southwest
US military hospitals throughout Iraq,
Asia.” The Keesler team was also sin-
Afghanistan and the Middle East in
gled out by the Joint Blood Program
direct support of Operations Enduring
Officer Forward for helping meet a
Freedom and New Dawn. Most of the
State Department request for increased
blood shipped from Keesler reaches the
blood products.
Members of the West Point team theater less than a week after the day
were: Hafner, a lab technician; lab it’s collected.
technologist Larry Bank, lab techni- She added, “The donor center always
cian Kevin Nguyen and phlebotomists needs AB positive and negative and
Rachel Necaise and Amber Lee. O negative donors. Products collected
The Fort Gordon team was comprised from these blood types are in high
of medical laboratory technicians Staff demand at home and overseas.”
Sgt. Jason Venable, Airman 1st Class For more information or to schedule
Michael Brown and Nancy Evans. an appointment, call 376-6100. Donors
The West Point blood drive followed are also accepted on a walk-in basis or
a similar program held in September at during blood drives at units across the
the Air Force Academy. base.
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Dentists
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early care for baby teeth
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Questions to: 828-349-2421
By Capt. (Dr.) Jessical Milburn toothpastes in a pea-sized amount.
81st Dental Squadron Typically, children 8 years old and
younger should be supervised when
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.
they brush their own teeth.
Mental Health — It is important to establish what
A common but avoidable mistake is
the dental community calls a “dental
Medical Director - Psychiatry. College Health Center home.” giving an infant or child a bottle con-
located in vibrant downtown Denver, CO seeks a full-time When children start practicing good taining something other than water right
Psychiatrist. Appointment is to the University of Colorado oral hygiene habits at an early age, they before bedtime. It is not advisable to put
School of Medicine and The University of Colorado Hos-
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pital. Great multi-specialty environment. For position and
application details contact Jeff “Zack” Uszacki at: can prevent avoidable emergency situ- juice, soda or milk as this can lead to
[email protected], phone: [phone]. ations in the future. A “dental home” “baby bottle tooth decay.” As the child
starts with routine, comprehensive and nurses through the night with these
family-centered care by a licensed den- drinks, teeth are constantly coated with
tist. Because the child’s physical home
sugar, leading to an acidic environment
serves as an extension of the “dental
which can lead to painful cavities.
home,” this process can actually begin
If infection develops, it can cause
with increasing a parent’s dental knowl-
further pain, affect the adult teeth and
edge.
even become life-threatening.
A child’s first dental appointment
should be scheduled with the appear- Baby teeth serve a number of func-
ance of their first tooth (usually around 6 tions and are critical to the overall
months) and no later than 1 year old. At growth process. They’re far too impor-
this time, a pediatric or general dentist tant to be looked at as something that
will help the parent establish and main- will just fall out. In fact, in some cases,
tain a “dental home.” They will discuss adult teeth don’t replace the baby teeth,
the child’s dental treatment needs and
and these baby teeth may remain in a
risk factors for cavities. Parents can ask
person’s mouth throughout their life.
any questions they may have regarding
Proper oral hygiene begins at home
nutrition and oral hygiene.
before the first dental visit even occurs.
During infancy, a softbristled tooth
With increased dental knowledge, help
brush or wet washcloth may be used
to clean an infant’s teeth. As children with hygiene and access to care, parents
develop the ability to spit (around age can help their children have a more
3), they may start using fluoridated healthy future and beautiful smile.