Surgery During Natural Disasters, Combat, Terrorist Attacks, and Crisis Situations

ISBN-13: 9783319237176 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 228 str.

Col Robert B. Lim

Opis

The lessons from this book help surgeons prepare for emergency events that require disaster preparedness usually handled by the United States military, including chemical attacks and massive casualty events. Written by experts in the field perspectives that come from various combat zones and disaster sites, this book highlights the pitfalls to avoid, the organization that is essential for success, and the tips to help perform surgery in the most austere conditions . The book will address situations where surgeons may have to operate on wanted criminals, operate wearing chemical protective equipment, operate in a collapsed building, or even remove an unexploded device. The book includes cases from the battlefield that are designed to guide surgeons facing these scenarios in the civilian world. There are also chapters detailing the lessons learned from the Boston Marathon Bombing, airline disasters, and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Unlike any other current text, Surgery During Natural Disasters, Combat, Terrorist Attacks, and Crisis Situations is an excellent resource for all surgeons who might be faced with these events.

Recenzje

"This is a collection of reports from natural and manmade mass casualty situations with high level statistics in some cases and bedside clinical pearls in others. ... Providers in trauma centers including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and emergency medicine specialists are an appropriate audience. ... As experience in this area is sporadic and unpredictable, this is a worthwhile reference for these providers who could encounter the sudden need to treat victims of these events." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)

Spis treści

Preface – COL Robert B. Lim

Chapter 1 Disaster Medicine: Lessons Learned from the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 – M. Margaret Knudson

Chapter 2 Disaster Preparedness and Response – Susan M. Briggs

Chapter 3 Trauma Surgery in an Austere Environment: Trauma and Emergency Surgery in Unusual Situations - LCDR Seon Jones & CDR Gordon Wisbach

Chapter 4 Difficult Triage Decisions in the Combat or Austere Environment – Matthew J. Martin & Matthew J. Eckert

Chapter 5 Removal of Unexploded Ordinances – LTC MC John S. Oh

Chapter 6 Hostage Rescue Surgery – Michael R. St. Jean

Chapter 7 Awake Tracheostomy in an Austere Setting – Yong U. Choi

Chapter 8 Pediatric Emergencies in the Combat or Austere Environment: As Easy as A, B, C! –Matthew J. Martin & Zaradhe M. S. Yach

Chapter 9 The Oklahoma City Bombing – David W. Tuggle

Chapter 10 The Experience of Disaster Response in Sri Lanka: From Reaction to Planning the Future – Rochelle A. Dicker & Julie E. Adams

Chapter 11 A Surgical Response to the Haiti Earthquake 2010 – Eileen M. Bulger & Susan M. Briggs

Chapter 12 Surgery on Public Enemy #1 – Alec C. Beekley

Chapter 13 Lessons Learned in Combat Burn Care – Booker T. King

Chapter 14 Operating in a Tent – COL Robert B.

Lim

Chapter 15 Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries – Joseph M. Galante & Carlos J. Rodriguez

Chapter 16 Surgery Under Fire – George E. Black IV & Scott R. Steele

Chapter 17 Lessons Learned From the Boston Marathon Bombing – David R. King & Tomaz Mesar

Chapter 18 Chemical Warfare: A Brief History and Summary of Current Threats and Initial Management – LCDR Jami L Hickey & Sean M. Bryant

Chapter 19 Providing Surgical Training and Assistance in a Developing Country during Military Assistance – CDR Henry Lin

Chapter 20 Use What You’ve Got:  Resource Utilization in a Mass Casualty in Afghanistan – Jennifer M. Gurney

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COL Robert B. Lim, MD

Chief, Advanced Laparoscopy and Metabolic Surgery

Tripler Army Medical Center

Department of Surgery

1 Jarrett White Road    

Honolulu, HI  96859

TEL    (808) 433-3435

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