Aeromedical Evacuation

1. Front Matter

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2. The Need

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • William W. Hurd, John G. Jernigan

      Pages 3-5

   3. Aeromedical Evacuation: A Historical Perspective

      • Kathleen Vanderburg

      Pages 6-12

   4. Indications and Considerations for Emergent Evacuation of the Peacetime Casualty

      • J. D. Polk, William F. Fallon Jr.

      Pages 13-26

   5. Combat and Operational Casualties

      • Robert A. De Lorenzo

      Pages 27-41

3. The Means

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. Military Casualty Evacuation: MEDEVAC

      • Robert A. De Lorenzo

      Pages 45-59

   3. Aeromedical Triage Support to Mass-Casualty Events

      • Frederick M. Burkle Jr., Richard Brennan, Victoria Garshnek

      Pages 60-74

   4. Patient Staging for Aeromedical Evacuation

      • William W. Hurd, Anthony M. Rizzo, Eunice K. Taylor, John M. McNamara

      Pages 75-87

   5. Aircraft Considerations for Aeromedical Evacuation

      • John G. Jernigan

      Pages 88-110

   6. Critical-Care Air Transport: Patient Flight Physiology and Organizational Considerations

      • Thomas E. Grissom

      Pages 111-135

   7. Nursing Care in Flight

      • Susan B. Connor

      Pages 136-146

   8. Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Contagious Infections

      • Mark R. Withers, George W. Christopher, Steven J. Hatfill, Jose J. Gutierrez-Nunez

      Pages 147-159

   9. In-Flight Emergencies: Capabilities and Limitations

      • R. T. Ross, M. Gage Ochsner Jr

      Pages 160-169

4. The Patients

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171

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   2. General Surgical Casualties: Abdominal Wounds, Urogenital Trauma, and Soft-Tissue Injuries

      • J. D. Polk, Charles J. Yowler, William F. Fallon Jr.

      Pages 173-183

   3. Air Evacuation of the Neurosurgical Patient

      • Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Rose Leary

      Pages 184-202

   4. Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Patients

      • David G. Schall, John R. Bennett

      Pages 203-214

   5. Ophthalmic Patients

      • Douglas Joseph Ivan

      Pages 215-224

AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION: MANAGEMENT OF THE ACUTE AND STABILIZIED PATIENT 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, ophthalmologic 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 service physicians.

• Internist
• critical care
• emergency
• infection
• intensive care
• mechanical ventilation
• physiology
• surgery
• trauma
• Trauma Surgery

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton

  William W. Hurd

• 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton

  William W. Hurd

• Human Systems Center, Brooks AFB, San Antonio

  John G. Jernigan

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