Autorentext

William W. Hurd, MD, MPH, FACOG, FACS

Col, USAF, MC, SFS (ret.)

Chief Medical Officer

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Professor Emeritus

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, USA

William Beninati, MD, FCCM Col, USAF, MC, FS (ret.)

Senior Medical Director, Intermountain Life Flight and Virtual Hospital

University of Utah School of Medicine

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Zusammenfassung
AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION: MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE AND STABILIZIED PATIENTS is the definitive treatment on the medical evacuation and management of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime. Edited by eminent experts in the field, this text brings together medical specialists from across all four branches of the armed services. The post-Cold War paradigm shift necessitates the rapid-fire response of aeromedical evacuation services to treat and transport patients injured in regional conflicts, in mass emergencies and natural disasters, in the face of terrorist attack, and in the event of biological or chemical warfare.The book discusses the history of aeromedical evacuation, triage and staging of the injured patient, evacuation from site of injury to medical facility, air-frame capabilities, medical capabilities in-flight, response to in-flight emergencies, and mass emergency evacuation. Specific medical conditions are addressed in detail in the second half of the book, including general surgical casualties such as abdominal wounds and soft tissue injuries, vascular injuries, maxillofacial injuries, head and spinal cord injuries, ophthalmolic casualties, orthopaedic casualties, burns, pediatric casualties, obstetric-gynecologic casualties, and more. Over 80 illustrations provide a useful review of transport equipment and both medical and surgical treatment. Algorithms outline patient triage and management from the field or site to the medical facility.This text is a must-have reference for all armed forced physicians and flight surgeons, for general and trauma surgeons, internists, intensive care specialists, orthopaedic surgeons, and public health officers.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Aeromedical Evacuation: A Historical Perspective.- Military Casualty Evacuation: MEDEVAC.- Civilian Air Medical Transport.- Aircraft Considerations for Aeromedical Evacuation.- Preparation for Long-Distance Aeromedical Evacuation.- Aeromedical Patient Staging.- Military Aeromedical Evacuation Nursing.- Critical-Care Air Transport: Patient Flight Physiology and Organizational Considerations.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Abdominal, Genitourinary, and Soft Tissue Injuries.- Orthopedic Patients.- Aeromedical Evacuation of the Neurosurgical Patient.- Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Patients.- Care of Ophthalmic Casualties.- Peripheral Vascular Casualties.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Cardiothoracic Casualties.- Burn Casualties.- Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation.- Medical Casualties.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Contagious Infections.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Obstetric and Gynecological Patients.- Overview of Pediatric and Neonatal Transport.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Psychiatric Casualties.