Manual of Disaster Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Organization of Medical Services

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Organization of Military Health Support

      • E. Dolev

      Pages 3-7

   3. Organization of Medical Services in the Field

      • Y. Besser, B. Lev

      Pages 8-13

   4. Organization of Medical Services in Disaster Areas

      • Y. Adler

      Pages 14-26

   5. Organization of Civil Hospitals During Sudden War/Mass Casualties

      • J. M. Brandes

      Pages 27-34

   6. Organization of Civil Hospitals: Department of Radiology

      • A. Rosenberger

      Pages 35-36

   7. Essential Clinical Laboratory Services

      • O. Zinder

      Pages 37-41

   8. Equipment for Forward Casualty Care: The Battalion Medical Officer Kit

      • R. R. Rozin, J. M. Klausner

      Pages 42-49

   9. The Evacuation Hospital: Concept, Modes of Operation, and Organization

      • R. R. Rozin, E. Dolev

      Pages 50-57

   10. Aeromedical Services

       • U. Y. Dreyfuss

       Pages 58-66

3. Mechanisms/Causes of Injury: Pathophysiology and Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Missile Wounds

      • N. D. Reis

      Pages 69-72

   3. Blast Injuries

      • M. Michaelson, N. D. Reis

      Pages 73-79

   4. Pathophysiology of Burn Injuries

      • R. Shafir, J. Weiss

      Pages 80-83

   5. Cold Injuries

      • S. Brill

      Pages 84-89

   6. Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion

      • Y. Epstein, Y. L. Danon, Y. Shapiro

      Pages 90-98

   7. Immersion Hypothermia

      • P. Halpern

      Pages 99-102

   8. Near Drowning

      • P. Halpern

      Pages 103-105

   9. Crush Injuries and Crush Syndrome

      • M. Michaelson, N. D. Reis

      Pages 106-112

This book is not a learned treatise. Its purpose is to render practical instruction to all those physicians. surgeons, adminis­ trators, and paramedical personnel who have to act in war or disaster situations. As a manual it is in no way a substitute for existing detailed and specialized texts on the various aspects of trauma surgery and management: rather have we attempted to collate the most essenlial knowledge required to organize and afTord medical aid whenever civilian or military disaster strikes. The man on the spot is hardly ever a specialist, hence the need for a imple s general manual of instruction. The organizational aspects of medical services in war are very similar to those required for coping with a disaster: indeed the military are often called to cope with civilian disasters. Our duty is to be prepared, so as not to lose life and limb for lack of foresight. There are repetitions in the book for which no apologies are made, since they always concern invaluable knowledge. The chapters are organized to afford an understanding of the organization of medical services, the cause of wounds and trau­ matic disease, and the pathophysiological processes resulting from the different kinds of trauma. The management of treating casualties is divided in each section into the three basic eche­ lons: on site (at the actual place of wounding), at the medical (battalion) aid station and in the field or base hospital.

• amputation
• anesthesiology
• hand
• infection
• intensive care
• radiology
• shock
• stroke
• trauma
• Trauma Surgery

• Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology B, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

  N. D. Reis

• Internal Medicine B’, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel

  Eran Dolev

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