Each chapter includes a checklist and detailed summary of how to respond to specific medical conditions in aeromedical evacuations Algorithms outline patient triage and management from the field or site to the medical facility Presents black-and-white illustrations and color clinical photos of transport equipment and treatment

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

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.