Surgery During Natural Disasters, Combat, Terrorist Attacks, and Crisis Situations (eBook)

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

Preface – COL Robert B. LimChapter 1 Disaster Medicine: Lessons Learned from the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 – M. Margaret KnudsonChapter 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. EckertChapter 5 Removal of Unexploded Ordinances – LTC MC John S. OhChapter 6 Hostage Rescue Surgery – Michael R. St. JeanChapter 7 Awake Tracheostomy in an Austere Setting – Yong U. ChoiChapter 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. AdamsChapter 11 A Surgical Response to the Haiti Earthquake 2010 – Eileen M. Bulger & Susan M. BriggsChapter 12 Surgery on Public Enemy #1 – Alec C. BeekleyChapter 13 Lessons Learned in Combat Burn Care – Booker T. KingChapter 14 Operating in a Tent – COL Robert B. LimChapter 15 Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries – Joseph M. Galante & Carlos J. RodriguezChapter 16 Surgery Under Fire – George E. Black IV & Scott R. SteeleChapter 17 Lessons Learned From the Boston Marathon Bombing – David R. King & Tomaz MesarChapter 18 Chemical Warfare: A Brief History and Summary of Current Threats and Initial Management – LCDR Jami L Hickey & Sean M. BryantChapter 19 Providing Surgical Training and Assistance in a Developing Country during Military Assistance – CDR Henry LinChapter 20 Use What You’ve Got:  Resource Utilization in a Mass Casualty in Afghanistan – Jennifer M. Gurney