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.
Preface – COL Robert B. Lim
Chapter 1 Disaster Medicine: Lessons Learned from the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 – M. Margaret Knudson
Chapter 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. Eckert
Chapter 5 Removal of Unexploded Ordinances – LTC MC John S. Oh
Chapter 6 Hostage Rescue Surgery – Michael R. St. Jean
Chapter 7 Awake Tracheostomy in an Austere Setting – Yong U. Choi
Chapter 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. Adams
Chapter 11 A Surgical Response to the Haiti Earthquake 2010 – Eileen M. Bulger & Susan M. Briggs
Chapter 12 Surgery on Public Enemy #1 – Alec C. Beekley
Chapter 13 Lessons Learned in Combat Burn Care – Booker T. King
Chapter 14 Operating in a Tent – COL Robert B.
Lim
Chapter 15 Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries – Joseph M. Galante & Carlos J. Rodriguez
Chapter 16 Surgery Under Fire – George E. Black IV & Scott R. Steele
Chapter 17 Lessons Learned From the Boston Marathon Bombing – David R. King & Tomaz Mesar
Chapter 18 Chemical Warfare: A Brief History and Summary of Current Threats and Initial Management – LCDR Jami L Hickey & Sean M. Bryant
Chapter 19 Providing Surgical Training and Assistance in a Developing Country during Military Assistance – CDR Henry Lin
Chapter 20 Use What You’ve Got: Resource Utilization in a Mass Casualty in Afghanistan – Jennifer M. Gurney
“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)
COL Robert B. Lim, MD
Chief, Advanced Laparoscopy and Metabolic Surgery
Tripler Army Medical Center
Department of Surgery
1 Jarrett White Road
Honolulu, HI 96859
TEL (808) 433-3435
FAX (808) 433-6539
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.
Written first hand by surgeons who were directly involved in actual events
Provides a primer for the community General Surgeon to reach for in case of disaster, terrorist attack, chemical attack or explosion, massive casualty events, and massive penetrating injuries
Richly illustrated with color photos
