Managing Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries in Military & Civilian Settings

Joseph M. Galante, MD, FACSCDR, MC USNRVice Chair for EducationDivision Chief, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Trauma Medical DirectorAssociate Professor of SurgeryDivision of Trauma and Acute Care SurgeryUniversity of California, Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA Matthew Martin, MD, FACS Trauma Medical Director Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis, Washington Director of Trauma Informatics Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, Oegon Director of Trauma InformaticsTrauma and Emergency Surgery ServiceLegacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, Oregon Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WAAssociate Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD Wade Gordon MD Chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service Department of Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD Carlos J. Rodriguez, DO, MBA, FACSCAPT, MC, USNDivision Chief Trauma Surgery / Surgical Critical CareAssociate Professor of Surgery, USUHSWalter Reed National Military Medical Center8901 Wisconsin AveBethesda, MD 2

Introduction: Why We Do What We Do.- Explosive Blasts: A Primer on Multidimensional Mechanism of Injury.- Initial Care of Blast Injury-TCCC and TECC.- Mascal.- Resuscitation.- Damage Control Surgery in the Blast Injured Patient.- Hemorrhage Control.- Blast-Related Pelvic Fractures.- Thoracic Injuries.- Abdominal Trauma.- Vascular Injuries.- Genitourinary Trauma.- Soft Tissue Injuries and Amputations.- Soft Tissue Infection.- The Rational Care of Burns.- Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Complex Blast Injuries in Military and Civilian Settings: Guidelines and Principles.- Rehabilitation of the Blast Injury Casualty with Amputation.- Mild Traumatic Brian Injury Rehabilitation.- Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation.- Management of Dismounted Complex Blast Injury Patients at a Role V Military Treatment Facility: Special Considerations.- Infection Control and Prevention After Dismounted Complex Blast Injury.- Organizing the Trauma Team in the Military and Civilian Settings.