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COVID-19: Lifestyle Tips to Stay Healthy

As we move toward a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus has changed many of our daily routines in ways no one anticipated and that have become the new normal.

Guidance for Commanders on Risk-Based Changing of Health Protection Condition Levels During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

This memorandum provides guidance for commanders to consider when making decisions to change health protection condition (HPCON) levels as COVID-19 pandemic conditions on and adjacent to our installations begin to improve.

Resuming Elective Surgical, Invasive, and Dental Procedures in Military Medical and Dental Treatment Facilities

This memorandum provides guidance on how each Military Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) and Dental Treatment Facility (DTF) may resume elective medical and dental procedures.

Military Medical Treatment Facilities to Implement Updated DHA COVID-19 Medical Coding Policy

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Memorandum, based on the authority of References (a) and (b), and in accordance with the guidance of References (c) and (d), establishes the DHA’s procedures to standardize the coding for Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). This memorandum cancels and replaces DHA- Policy Memorandum 20-003 of (13 April 2020). A change was issued since the cancelled Memorandum 20-003 of (13 April 2020), the Attachment titles were updated to reflect that Attachments 1, 2, and 4 are considered Policies as opposed to Guidance.

• Identification #: 20-003
• Date: 5/13/2020
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Coronavirus

IV Vasoactive Medication Basics for the Non Intensivist (March 19, 2020)

This video provides a refresher/introduction to the basics of inotropes and vasopressors that may be helpful in the context of treating COVID-19 patients. It is not intended to be all-encompassing.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Lecture (April 10, 2020)

In this lecture, the topic or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is reviewed. Specific discussion on diagnosis and treatment including lung protective strategies are discussed.

Ventilator Basics (ACVC) (March 19, 2020)

Ventilator basics (one mode) for non-intensivists

Ventilator Basics - Part 2 (ACPC and PS) (March 25, 2020)

This video is an introduction to pressure control and pressure support ventilator settings. If you have not yet viewed 'Vent Basics for Non-Intensivists (ACVC/VAC)", please watch that video first. This video is not intended to be all encompassing. It is intended to educate non-intensivists on basic vent settings and vent mechanics.

Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU during COVID-19 (March 31, 2020)

This video is intended to assist healthcare providers with the care of critically ill patients only. It is to be used as a guide ONLY for patients who have breathing tubes and are mechanically ventilated (on breathing machines). It will introduce you to sedative and analgesic medications that are used in the intensive care unit setting only. It will provide recommendations for use of sedation and analgesia in standard settings, but it will also provide recommendations for use in resource limited

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) (April 17, 2020)

This video will explain the basics of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation, an option for mechanical ventilation, that is helpful as an oxygen salvage therapy for patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Multi-Dimensional Approach To Intubation In The Setting Of COVID-19 (April 1, 2020)

In this video, a doctor and nurse will talk you through preparing to intubate a patient. At the end of the video we highlight some special considerations for intubation in the context of COVID.

Transport Vent Tutorial (ParaPAC) (March 25, 2020)

Transport Vent Tutorial - ParaPAC

ICU Nursing Series: Assembling Pressure Tubing (March 31, 2020)

This video will review how to assemble pressure tubing to transduce pressures and waveforms from arterial lines and central lines. Connection to an ICU monitor with zeroing is also reviewed.

Ventilator Tutorial V500/PB840 Drager (April 10, 2020)

Ventilator assembly and input of settings for two common ICU ventilators.

Shock Basics for the Non-Intensivist (March 19, 2020)

Shock Basics for the Non-Intensivist...in the age of COVID-19.