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When "Certainty" in the VA Overrides Patient Health and Threatens Lives
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IMPERATIVES: When “Certainty” in the VA Overrides Patient Health and Threatens Lives

Robert Beckman 2449 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) top clinical priority is preventing suicide among all Veterans. Numerous other sports and medical institutions are similarly concerned about the toll taken by hits to the head. So here is some advice, rooted in some truths that will open up the diaologue and let brain-wounded get the insured help they need and deserve. Read More
SGT Javier E. Ortiz.
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Part 1 EPOCH TIMES: Blast Injury, Marine Injustice and no treatment for Brain Wounds from friendly fire

Robert Beckman 3154 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
A former Marine artilleryman says he was neglected and unjustly treated by the branch after suffering brain injuries during a 2017 campaign to defeat ISIS in Syria. This is part 1 of a 2 part story. Read More
SGT Javier E. Ortiz.
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PART 2 EPOCH TIMES: Blast Injury, Marine Injustice and no treatment for Brain Wounds from friendly fire

Robert Beckman 2806 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
A former Marine artilleryman says he was neglected and unjustly treated by the branch after suffering brain injuries during a 2017 campaign to defeat ISIS in Syria. This is part 2 of a 2 part story. Read More
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Informed Consent: When is Silence About a Brain Wound More than an Ethical Lapse?

Robert Beckman 3104 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
In accordance with the doctrine of informed consent, doctors, medical professionals, trainers, health care providers, even insurers should be made aware, if they are not already, that there is a proven safe, effective and economical treatment which, administered for brain wounding can lead to a resolution of symptoms and brain healing within days. Read More
Traumatic Brain Injury is more than a Mental Health problem
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Traumatic Brain Injury is more than a Mental Health problem

Robert Beckman 3481 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: Untreated TBI/PTSD/Concussion will cost taxpayers $4.7 trillion over forty years. Treating and helping to heal those brain wounds using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can be done for one-half of one percent of that cost. And patients will be restored to a Quality of Life denied them under current protocols for brain wounds. Read More
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Aptiva Health to provide HBOT for TBI in Kentucky

Robert Beckman 2596 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Aptiva Health, LLC, KY has partnered with Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Kentucky Veterans, Inc. (HBOT4KYVETS, Inc.), to provide greater access to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) under KRS 217.930-942. Aptiva Health, LLC is the first clinic in Louisville to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment to Veterans. An estimated 12,000 veterans with traumatic brain injuries residing in Kentucky could benefit from this treatment.

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BLAST Damage and SUICIDAL IDEATION

Robert Beckman 1943 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

This Part Three explores BLAST Injury, the role of Hyperbaric Oxygenation in healing brain wounds, eliminating symptoms of suicidal ideation, and the role of brain wound healing in stopping suicides.

For fourteen years, TreatNOW has been focused on trying to prevent service member suicides. This series is part of a continuing appeal to help the DOD/VA do the right things to prevent suicides, especially among combat veterans, particularly SpecOPs where the rates of suicide outpace all others.

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Veterans "CURE SUICIDAL IDEATION" Year
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Putting the Brakes on Veteran Suicidal Ideation

Robert Beckman 1786 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
2nd in a five-part series on the Implications of HBOT when used to heal brain wounds, eliminate suicidal ideation, restore lives, and save Billions of dollars. The updated UHMS definition of HBOT demands action. We are exploring at least five in this series: the first was the significance of the new/old science and mandatory revisions in scientific facts. This second Blog looks at suicide costs and data, and the action called for by the new science. Read More
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Sucide Prevention Point Paper Veterans Day 2022

Robert Beckman 1527 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

POINT PAPER: NATIONAL/VA/MILITARY SUICIDE PREVENTION STRATEGIES: NOT PREVENTING SUICIDES

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The Veteran Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Epidemic: A U.S. Department of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Services Review.
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Press Release: Hundreds of Thousands of Veterans are Dying from Diabetic Foot Ulcer Within the VHA when a Life-Saving Treatment is Available but Unused

Robert Beckman 3046 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Veteran Eric Koleda of the TreatNOW Coalition has released The Veteran Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Epidemic: A U.S. Department of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Services Review. His analysis of recent data received from Deputy Under Secretary of Health for the VA indicates more than 796,340 Veterans have died from Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) and Lower Limb Amputation (LLA) in the past 22-years. This is more than all the Veterans Killed in Action in all the U.S. wars (623,982) since World War I. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been approved by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) since 2002 for all Veterans over the age of 65. HBOT treatments heal on average 74 percent of the DFU cases, eliminating the need for amputations and extending patient lives. Read More