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Exit Wounds: A Survival Guide to Pain Management for Returning Veterans and Their Families
By Derek McGinnis, Iraq War Veteran, with Stephen R. Braun
Hundreds of thousands of troops are returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them in acute pain and facing the possibility of a lifetime of chronic pain. Written by a wounded Iraq war veteran in collaboration with the American Pain Foundation, Exit Wounds and its companion website, offer veterans and their families need-to-know information about:
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Acute and chronic pain syndromes afflicting veterans
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Risks of comorbidity of physical and psychological pain
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Importance of treating acute pain quickly, before it become hardwired and persistent
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Treatment options, including medications, procedures, complementary therapies, and other interventions
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Strategies for self-advocating for optimal pain care
- Medical resources for pain management, within both VA and civilian care systems, and their role in assisting recovery
In addition to providing practical advice on pain management, the author shares his own inspiring story of how one man, with the support of his family and fellow vets, "locked on" to a mission to survive and thrive despite near-death and a painful path to recovery. Order Form
Derek McGinnis is a veteran of the war in Iraq where he served in the Navy as a Corpsman until he was wounded in November of 2004 in Fallujah. He was employed as a Program Support Assistant at the VA in Palo Alto California prior to becoming the Amputee Advocate for the American Pain Foundation. He has a BS in Health Care Administration, is pursing a Masters Degree in Social Work, and is a competitive athlete. He lives with his wife and two sons in Waterford, California.
Added October 27, 2009
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