RYDER TRAUMA CENTER SALUTES ARMY FORWARD SURGICAL TEAMS FOR VETERANS DAY

LTC Robert Blease, Army Trauma Training Center; MAJ David Lynn, 759th Forward Surgical Team; SSG Omar Alvidrez, 759th Forward Surgical Team

The 759thArmy Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, N.C., is currently training at Ryder Trauma Center. The three phase program provides them with the necessary training required to care for those injured on the battlefield. The training program includes didactic (lecture) training, trauma skills labs, simulation trainings, clinical rotations at the trauma center and providing care for every patient in trauma resuscitation for 48 hours. Once their training is complete, the group of 21-member surgical team is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.

As part of the Veterans Day observance, the 759th Army Forward Surgical Team will perform a mock trauma and will be available for media interviews.

09, 2012, 9:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.

Ryder Trauma Center
1800 N.W. 10th Avenue
Miami, FL33136

For more than 10 years, Ryder Trauma Center has served as the only surgical training facility for the U.S. Army before its Forward Surgical Teams deploy to war zones. In honor of Veterans Day, Ryder Trauma is saluting the men and women who serve in the military and many of whom go into harm’s way to fight for our freedom.

*Media can park in the media lot outside of Ryder Trauma Center.