We present one of the last cases from the British Military Hospital in Hong Kong. A 30 year old woman with pericardial tuberculosis and tamponade is described.

BACKGROUND As US military combat operations draw down in Afghanistan, the military health system will shift focus to garrison- and hospital-based care. Maintaining combat medical skills while performing routine healthcare in military hospitals and clinics is a critical challenge for Combat medics. Current regulations allow for a wide latitude of Combat medic functions. The Surgeon General consi...