Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Gunpowder Exercise Prepares Future Medics for the Battlefield; A Message from the Surgeon General: “Be Someone’s Hero” — Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part. Do Your Part.; Join The UltimateMe PALA+ Challenge!

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:

Gunpowder Exercise Prepares Future Medics for the Battlefield
April 3, 2015

After a terrorist attack, the smoke clears and two soldiers lay on the cold concrete floor with gaping wounds, their lives hanging in the balance. As Army 2nd Lt. Taylor Mansfield joins a team of medics coming to the aid of these fallen comrades, the group comes under attack again and the wounded must be dragged to safety.

“You’re going to be OK,” Mansfield, a native of Decorah, Iowa, assures one of the stricken, as he works to stop the bleeding and gather what information he can from his patient. But she still screams in pain and begs for help. He’s doing all he can, but she continues to cry out. He puts a hand on her face and tells her again, “You’re going to be OK.”

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/03/Gunpowder-Exercise-Prepares-Future-Medics-for-the-Battlefield

A Message from the Surgeon General: “Be Someone’s Hero” — Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part. Do Your Part.
April 3, 2015

April marks Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and I take this issue very seriously. That means I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual assault and I expect the same from everyone – Sailor or Civilian – throughout the entire Navy Medicine enterprise.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/03/A-Message-from-the-Surgeon-General

Join The UltimateMe PALA+ Challenge!
April 1, 2015

It’s not too late to begin working towards a Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA+)! You can achieve both a healthier lifestyle and a PALA+ by committing to regular physical activity - for adults, 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week; for children, 60 minutes a day, 5 days a week - and by meeting weekly nutritional goals. Get started today!

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/01/Join-The-UltimateMe-PALA-Challenge