Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Donor Recognized for Completing 300 Platelet Donations; A preventive medicine’s work for the day keeps the doctor away; Navy Reserve leads Golden Coyote medical care, training

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06/17/2015

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Donor Recognized for Completing 300 Platelet Donations

The Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Pacific Northwest honored one its longtime platelet donors June 2. Ruth Stevick first started donating platelets with the ASBBC-PNW in February 1994. Still at it 21 years later, Stevick was recognized for completing her 300th donation.

 

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A preventive medicine’s work for the day keeps the doctor away

When one thinks of wartime casualties, disease is the last thing that comes to mind. This was not always the case, as during the American Civil War, where approximately two-thirds of lives lost were due to disease. However, thanks to the efforts of Preventive Medicine (PM) units like the 988th Medical Detachment from Round Rock, Texas, Army Reserve soldiers participating in the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) Global Lightning 2015 and the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst have one less enemy to worry about.

 

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Navy Reserve leads Golden Coyote medical care, training

Navy Reserve Sailors provide medical care and training to participants of the 31st Golden Coyote training exercise, hosted by the South Dakota National Guard, June 6–20.

 

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