Stephen Rush's guest appearances

Stephen Rush

Resilient Performance Podcast

World Extreme Medicine Podcast

Journal of Special Operations Medicine

David Epstein

Sidney Dekker

Scott King

Steve Wood

Kelly Starrett

David Nott

Russ Roberts

Gareth Lock

Nathan Smith

Jeff Allen

Steve Jones

Will Mackin

Sarah Thomas

Paul Conroy

Jack Murphy

OwlTail

Dr Stephen Rush is a Lt. Colonel and Flight Surgeon. He is the former medical director for Pararescue and the current medical group commander of the 106th Rescue Air Wing in New York. He is a radiation oncologist by trade but brings a wealth of experience in operational medicine to the table. Dr Rush was a key consultant for the Thai Cave rescue that is an international success story and template for operational medicine during a crisis. Dr Rush led the discussion by explaining the role of pararescue jumpers as well as the intense training they endure before they are qualified for the role. We discussed how the paradigm has shifted from taking the experience from the hospital in bringing it to the field to the reverse of this. We provided examples that included the use of tourniquets, tranexamic acid as well as field imputation. Next, we explored the actual Thai cave rescue mission. We discussed the experience and expertise that the para rescue jumpers brought to this stage. We also discussed the importance of cooperation of the local government and response structure. We delved into the importance of debriefing in planning that included cooperativity amongst not only many different agencies within but also among the international response teams. Doctor Rush then gave an overview of how the rescue came to fruition, including the rehearsals as well as the medical planning that ultimately led to the successful rescue of all the Thai children. We finished with a few take-home points as well as highlighting some of the work of other experts that were integral to the success of the mission. Find out more about Stephen's work at https://www.pjmed.com

Dr Stephen Rush is a Lt. Colonel and Flight Surgeon. He is the former medical director for Pararescue and the current medical group commander of the 106th Rescue Air Wing in New York. He is a radiation oncologist by trade but brings a wealth of experience in operational medicine to the table. Dr Rush was a key consultant for the Thai Cave rescue that is an international success story and template for operational medicine during a crisis. Dr Rush led the discussion by explaining the role of pararescue jumpers as well as the intense training they endure before they are qualified for the role. We discussed how the paradigm has shifted from taking the experience from the hospital in bringing it to the field to the reverse of this. We provided examples that included the use of tourniquets, tranexamic acid as well as field imputation. Next, we explored the actual Thai cave rescue mission. We discussed the experience and expertise that the para rescue jumpers brought to this stage. We also discussed the importance of cooperation of the local government and response structure. We delved into the importance of debriefing in planning that included cooperativity amongst not only many different agencies within but also among the international response teams. Doctor Rush then gave an overview of how the rescue came to fruition, including the rehearsals as well as the medical planning that ultimately led to the successful rescue of all the Thai children. We finished with a few take-home points as well as highlighting some of the work of other experts that were integral to the success of the mission. Find out more about Stephen's work at <a href="https://www.pjmed.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pjmed.com</a>

The Thai Cave Rescue with Dr Stephen Rush

We close out the 20th anniversary interview series with another of the pillars of our SOF medical community - Doc Rush from pararescue.  He helps us learn more about the tremendous advances in special operations en route care over the last 20 years. We also get to hear about his background and how he serendipitously become involved with pararescue in the latter part of his civilian physician career.  Looking back through the retrospectoscope, he is able to describe the training and level of en route care provided at the turn of the last century.  We learn about the many different aeromedical platforms used in GWOT, their capabilities, and the different mission sets by reviewing Doc Rush's own article "Forward aeromedical evacuation: A brief history, lessons learned from the Global War on Terror, and the way forward for US policy" (2013).  Alex also has a great discussion of the literature, such as Dr Mabry's "Impact of critical care–trained flight paramedics on casualty survival during helicopter evacuation in the current war in Afghanistan" (2012). Doc Rush is able to guide listeners through an outstanding tutorial about how to change policy and improve patient care through the use of tailored research that is leveraged to relevant policymakers.  As always, our guest concludes the interview by reminding us that the most important thing each of us can do to improve combat trauma care is to report your patient data to the JTS. We need your help to analyze patient data and provide data driven improvements in care. Visit our Social Media @jsomonline https://jsom.us/Podcast

We close out the 20th anniversary interview series with another of the pillars of our SOF medical community - Doc Rush from pararescue. He helps us learn more about the tremendous advances in special operations en route care over the last 20 years. We also get to hear about his background and how he serendipitously become involved with pararescue in the latter part of his civilian physician career. Looking back through the retrospectoscope, he is able to describe the training and level of en route care provided at the turn of the last century. We learn about the many different aeromedical platforms used in GWOT, their capabilities, and the different mission sets by reviewing Doc Rush's own article "Forward aeromedical evacuation: A brief history, lessons learned from the Global War on Terror, and the way forward for US policy" (2013). Alex also has a great discussion of the literature, such as Dr Mabry's "Impact of critical care–trained flight paramedics on casualty survival during helicopter evacuation in the current war in Afghanistan" (2012). Doc Rush is able to guide listeners through an outstanding tutorial about how to change policy and improve patient care through the use of tailored research that is leveraged to relevant policymakers. As always, our guest concludes the interview by reminding us that the most important thing each of us can do to improve combat trauma care is to report your patient data to the JTS. We need your help to analyze patient data and provide data driven improvements in care. Visit our Social Media @jsomonline <a href="https://jsom.us/Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jsom.us/Podcast</a>

Interview with Dr. Stephen Rush

On today's episode, Doug is joined by Dr. Stephen Rush to discuss lessons from cancer to combat medicine. 

On today's episode, Doug is joined by Dr. Stephen Rush to discuss lessons from cancer to combat medicine.

Dr. Stephen Rush: Lessons from Cancer to Combat Medicine