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- In my civilian life

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I am a Certified Registered
Nurse anesthetist.

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I work in a hospital in Mississippi

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on the anesthesia staff.

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I'm responsible for making sure people

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live through surgeries.

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Making sure they're asleep

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and not feeling any pain.

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(easy music)

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On the Reserve side, in the Army Reserve,

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I am the commander of
a Forward Resuscitative

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Surgical Team, have been for three years.

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And we are responsible,
we are a small 20 man team

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that's responsible for damage control,

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surgery and resuscitative
efforts far forward.

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An FRST is a very close knit team.

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We all work very closely together,

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anesthesia, surgeons, medics, nurses,

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to provide care

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far forward on the battle field.

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(easy music)

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So I took a direct commission

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while I was in my first
year of anesthesia school

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back in 2010.

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Before that I was a critical care nurse

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for about nine years.

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(easy music)

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In 2014 I deployed with a split forward

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surgical team to a small
forward operating base

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in southeastern Afghanistan.

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I was the sole anesthesia
provider for this team.

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It was an eye-opening experience for me.

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We did also a fair amount
of pediatric casualties.

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My skills have,

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in trauma,

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maintenance, trauma care,

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I feel very prepared

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both from my civilian experience

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in a shock trauma ICU,

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my experience, my education,

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through my anesthesia program

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and then the training that I received

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through the Army, I was well prepared to,

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to take on this task and,

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and again as a sole provider,

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sole anesthesia provider,

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I was confident to take
care of our casualties.

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(easy music)

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Do it.

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Absolutely do it.

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It is rewarding beyond measure.

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Not only for the experience that you get

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on the clinical side, but for the,

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the people that you meet,

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and the places that you'll be able to go,

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the additional training
that you will receive.

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It will push you way further than

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you ever thought you could go.

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And you'll be surprised in,

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in what you can accomplish and,

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and the service that you provide.

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(easy music)