HJF Nursing Specialist Wins Prestigious Celina Field Caregiver Award
Christine M. Rupprecht, MSN, RN, nursing specialist for the Army’s Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management Initiative at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, has won the prestigious Celina Field Caregiver Award by the National Pain Foundation (NPF). Ms. Rupprecht is an employee of The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. More>>
New Procedure Revolutionizes Battlefield Approach to Pain
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The First Use of Regional Anesthesia in Iraq
Doctors at Walter Reed have been using regional anesthesia for years, but Oct. 7, 2003, was the first time they used it on the battlefield. "Army Spc. Brian Wilhelm was the first individual that ever had a continuous peripheral nerve block on the battlefield that was used during evacuation," said Buckenmaier. "We kept him pain-free from Iraq to Landstuhl and from Germany back to Walter Reed by redosing him through those same catheters we inserted in Balad, Iraq. We also used the same catheters during five operations." More>>
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