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

COL Robert B. Lim (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XIV, 228 Seiten
2015 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-23717-6 (ISBN)

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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. 

COL Robert B. Lim, MDChief, Advanced Laparoscopy and Metabolic SurgeryTripler Army Medical CenterDepartment of Surgery 1 Jarrett White Road     Honolulu, HI  96859TEL    (808) 433-3435FAX    (808) 433-6539

Disaster Medicine: Lessons Learned from the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight.- Disaster Preparedness.- Trauma Surgery in an Austere Environment: Trauma and Emergency Surgery in Unusual.- Difficult Triage Decisions in the Combat or Austere.- Removal of Unexploded.- Hostage Rescue.- Awake Tracheostomy in an Austere.- Pediatric Emergencies in the Combat or Austere Environment: As Easy as A, B, C.- The Oklahoma City.- The Experience of Disaster Response in Sri Lanka: From Reaction to Planning.- A Surgical Response to the Haiti Earthquake.- Surgery on Public Enemy #1.- Lessons Learned in Combat Burn.- Operating in a Tent.- Dismounted Complex Blast.- Surgery Under Fire.- Lessons Learned From the Boston Marathon Bombing.- Chemical Warfare: A Brief History and Summary of Current Threats and Initial Management.- Providing Surgical Training and Assistance in a Developing Country during Military Assistance.- Use What You've Got: Resource Utilization in a Mass Casualty in Afghanistan.

"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)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.12.2015
Zusatzinfo XIV, 228 p. 102 illus., 78 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie
Schlagworte Burn team • Chirurgie • general surgery • Krisengebiete • Krisengebiete / Krisenregionen • Massive Casualties • Medicine • Mobile ICU team • Naturkatastrophen • Radiation enteritis • Terrorismus • terrorist attacks
ISBN-10 3-319-23717-9 / 3319237179
ISBN-13 978-3-319-23717-6 / 9783319237176
Zustand Neuware
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