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What content is available on OMA Online? |
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A wide variety of content is available on the Operational Medicine Alliance website. News Feeds
We have used Google News to collect RSS feeds on specific topics of interest to our members. These feeds are continually updated using the power of Google News. Currently we have the following news feeds available under The News on the top menu
Dive and Water Rescue: news related to dive safety and water rescues
EOD / Bomb: news related to EOD and Bomb Squad medical issues
Fireground: news related to medical support of fireground operations
Medevac: news related to helicopter medevac operations
Tactical: news related to medical issues in tactical law enforcement
Urban Search and Rescue: news related to urban search and rescue
Wilderness: news related to wilderness medicine Videos
We have collected playlists from videos available on YouTube in several subject areas. These playlists are updated frequently. We also provide a searchable playlist index, so that you can search our video playlists for a specific type of video. Our current video playlists include
Tactical Medicine
Medevac If you have a playlist that you would like to see on our website, email Webmaster to make a request. Web links
Each of our speciality areas has links to other content on the internet. These web links have been added by our webmasters as well as by community members. Each link has a brief description of the link. When you search our website, you will be searching these links and their descriptions as well. By building a robust catelog of links, we are helping you find what you need on the internet. If you find websites with useful and up-to-date information, please share them with our members by adding a link to that site. Documents
Each of our specialty areas has documents which have been uploaded for sharing. These documents can include research articles, presentations, checklists, reference guides, training aids, and many other types of documents. Members have access to all the documents. Members can search the documents to find those of a particular interest or type. Uploading content to share is easy. No special software or knowledge is needed. Everything is accomplished directly through our website. Forums
Discussion forums are available to members in each of our specialty areas. These forums are only open to members. You can add a question or discussion to our forums or join any of the current discussions. Past discussions are archived so members can search for previous discussion threads to answer a question. On the OMA forums you have access to many experts from around the world. |
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What are the specialty areas? |
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The specialty areas of the Operational Medicine Alliance are the following. | Dive and Water Rescue Medicine | Medical support to rescuers and victims during diving and water rescue operations. These operations include events such as swift water rescues, dive rescues, recovery of evidence and property using SCUBA, and operating in a water environment such as from a boat or aircraft. Specific operational issues involve environmental conditions, water current hazards, decompression sickness, drowning, and exposure to toxic water or injurious plants and animals in the water. | | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operations Medical Support | Medical support to bomb technicians and explosive ordnance disposal technicians during operations. Special issues in this operational setting include heat illness; chemical, biological, and radiological exposure; and blast injury. Development of communication strategies, patient extrication techniques, and medical threat assessment plans are crucial to prevent injury and illness when possible. | | Fireground Medicine | This specialty involves deployment of medical resources to support the fire suppression and mitigation mission of fire fighters at the scene of an active fire. The important issues at the scene include rest, rehabilitation, medical monitoring and exposure control, whether from environmental exposures or hazardous materials exposure. | | Flight Medicine | Aeromedical transport systems require specially trained providers able to operate both outside of the aircraft as well as during transport. Prehospital care, critical care medicine, and flight physiology are all important aspects of the knowledge base for these providers. | | HazMat Operations Medical Support | During hazardous materials operations, personnel will wear protective gear to minimize exposure to the hazardous materials. This personal protective equipment can increase environmental exposure concerns related to heat and cold, increases metabolic demands, and limits communication. Rest and rehabilitation cycles as well as medical monitoring are important tools during these operations. | | Mass Gathering Medical Support | Providing medical care at the scene of large crowds and gatherings of persons is a unique challenge in EMS. Medical care often is centered around heat or cold illness or dehydration, but injuries and unexpected medical events also occur including intoxications. Depending upon the type of venue, transport off-side may be delayed or treatment and dispostion may occur at the scene without requiring transport off-site. | | Medical Direction | Medical oversight and direction of on-scene providers encompasses several unique aspects of medical care including education, pre-planning, preparations, on-scene oversight or oversight by radio or telephone communications. Quality improvement processes also are important so that care can be improved to the population of patients served by the EMS providers. | | Tactical Medicine | Law enforcement operations present unique challenges to the standard EMS care normally available. Hostage/barricade events, active shooting, crime scene preservation, and use of riot control agents require the presence of law enforcement and make the scene hazardous for any medical providers in the inner perimeter or "hot zone." Bridging the gap between standard EMS response and the inner perimeter requires an approach that minimizes time delays but prevents unnecessary exposure to injury. | | Urban Search and Rescue Medicine | Providing medical care to the USAR team as well as to injured or ill victims requires unique skills and the ability to function during disasters and catastrophic events. | | Wilderness Medicine | Medical care in back country, mountain sides, and other outdoor environments distant from municipal ares. Challenges include transport, environmental exposures, and high altitude illness. |
Members of OMA can search for information from any of these specialty areas. Members can also upload content for other members, ask questions in forums, and read articles written by experts in these specialty areas. As a member of OMA you can learn more about each of these imporant fields of operational medicine. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 October 2008 00:35 |
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