Both editors are active duty officers and surgeons in the U.S. Army. Dr. Martin is a fellowship trained trauma surgeon who is currently the Trauma Medical Director at Madigan Army Medical Center. He has served as the Chief of Surgerywith the 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in Tikrit, Iraq in 2005 to 2006, and most recently as the Chief of Trauma and General Surgery with the 28th CSHin Baghdad, Iraq in 2007 to 2008. He has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and surgical chapters. He presented his latest work analyzing trauma-related deaths in the current war and strategies to reduce them at the 2008 annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Beekley is the former Trauma Medical Director at Madigan Army Medical Center. He has multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and has served in a variety of leadership roles with both Forward Surgical Teams (FST) and Combat Support Hospitals (CSH). Concisely written, practical knowledge written by veterans of combat surgery. A large number of full color images illustrate difficult techniques and situations. This handbook is designed to provide the most necessary and practical knowledge needed by Surgeons working on the front lines. INDICE: Preface. Foreword. Top Ten Combat Trauma Lessons. Prehospital and Enroute Care. Combat Triage and Mass Casualty Management. Initial Management Priorities: Beyond ABCDE. Damage Control Resuscitation. To Operate or Image? (Pulling the Trigger). Ultrasound in Combat Trauma. Contamination, Colostomies, and Combat Surgery. Liver and Spleen Injury Management in Combat (Old School).Pancreatic and Duodenal Injuries (Sleep when you can…). Operative Management of Renal Injuries. Major Abdominal Trauma. To Close or Not to Close: Managing the Open Abdomen. Choice of Thoracic Incision. Lung Injuries. Diagnosis and Management of Penetrating Cardiac Injury. Thoracic Vascular Injuries—Operative Management in “Enemy” Territory. Chest Wall and Diaphragm Injury. Soft Tissue Wounds and Fasciotomies. Open Fractures. Mangled Extremities and Amputations. Peripheral Vascular Injuries. The Neck. Genitourinary Injuries (excluding kidney). Neurosurgery for Dummies. Spine Injuries. Face, Eye, and Ear Injuries. Burn Care in the Field Hospital. The Pediatric Patient in Wartime. The Combat ICUTeam. Postoperative Resuscitation. Monitoring. Ventilator Management. Practical Approach to Combat-related Infections and Antibiotics. Stabilization and Transfer from the Far Forward Environment. Humanitarian and Local National Care.Expectant and End of Life Care in a Combat Zone. Appendix A. Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome: Field Expedient Methods in a Forward Environment. Appendix B. Burn Diagrams and Sample Burn Orders. Appendix C. Resources, References, and Readiness
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-6078-8
- Editorial: Springer New York
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 24/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés