This is the 2014 update to the 2004 version.
Information in this edition reflects lessons learned from
American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, and represents
state-of-the-art principles and practices of forward trauma
surgery. This publication is not a first aid manual and is
intended for physicians, physician assistants, and advanced
practice medics and corpsmen involved in providing emergency
medical and trauma care near the battle space. This publication
expertly addresses the appropriate medical management of blast
wounds, burns, multiple penetrating injuries, as well as other
battle and non-battle injuries.
Specific chapters cover the following topics:
* Weapons Effects and War Wounds-Treat the wound, not the weapon,
explosive injuries, and ballistics injuries including 5.56mm and
7.62mm.
* Mass Casualty and Triage-Triage categories and decision making
and emergency area setup.
* Airway/Breathing-Initial airway management, ventilation,
intubation, difficult airways, and surgical crichothyrotomy.
* Hemorrhage Control-Bleeding control, tourniquets, pressure
points, dressings, bandages, hemostatic agents, and controlled
hypotension.
* Shock, Resuscitation, and Vascular Access- of
hypovolemic shock, vascular access, subclavian vein access,
internal jugular venipuncture, saphenous vein cut downs, and
intraosseous infusion.
* Anesthesia-Indications, rapid sequence intubation, indications
and dosing recommendations for narcotics and muscle relaxants.
* Soft Tissue and Open Joint Injuries-Pre-surgical care, surgical
wound management, and wound care.
* Infections-Diagnosis of a wound infection, common
microorganisms causing battlefield infections, recommendations to
prevent infections associated with combat related injuries,
antimicrobial agent selection including preferred agents and
alternate agents with appropriate administration and dosing
guidelines.
* Critical Care-Shock resuscitation, fluid and electrolyte
management, of acute coronary syndrome, congestive
heart failure, unstable angina, and other acute medical
conditions.
* Damage Control Surgery-Pre-hospital and emergency resuscitation
and critical care.
* Face and Neck Injuries-Immediate management of face and neck
injuries and facial fractures.
* Ocular Injuries-Immediate , of
injuries, corneal abrasions, and foreign bodies.
* Thoracic Injuries-Tension pneumothorax, hemothorax, open
pneumothorax (sucking chest wound), flail chest, chest tube
placement, and emergency thoracotomy.
* Gynecologic Trauma and Emergencies-Emergency delivery and
emergency Cesarean section and neonatal resuscitation.
* Extremity Fractures-Wound management
* Burns-Point of injury care, primary survey, estimation of fluid
resuscitation needs, burn resuscitation, burn and wound care.
* Environmental Injuries-Trench foot and frostbite, field and
medical facility , hypothermia , heat injury
and heat stroke, altitude illness and acute ain ness,
high altitude pulmonary and cerebral edema,
* Radiological Injuries- of injuries and illnesses from
conventional nuclear weapons and radiological dispersal devices
(dirty bombs.)
* Biological Warfare Agents-Hemorrhagic fever, Hanta, Ebola,
Lassa, Rift Valley, botulinum, ricin, anthrax, plague, cholera,
and tularemia .
* Injuries- of nerve agents, vesicants, and
choking agents.
* Pediatric Care-Fluid, caloric, and protein requirements for
children, normal vital signs, pediatric resuscitation equipment
and supplies, commonly used drugs and dosages, surgical
management
* Battlefield Transfusions
* Emergency Whole Blood Collection
* Product Manufacturers