Anesthesia and perioperative care of the combat casualty

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Prepared under the direction of Russ Zajtchuk. — 911 p. — (Textbook of military medicine).The care of the combat casualty is a multifaceted endeavor in which the acts of individual medical personnel are inextricably linked. A continuum of care must exist from the most junior medic in the field through evacuation to the most senior specialist in a deployable hospital. The essential prerequisites at all echelons of care are courage, endurance, skill, knowledge, and above all, devotion to the well-being of the casualty.Foreword by The Surgeon General Preface Patient Flow in a Theater of Operations Combat Trauma Overview Combat Anesthesia Overview Airway Management Hemorrhage, Shock, and Fluid Resuscitation Physiological Monitoring Deployable Hospitals Military Anesthesia Machines Closed-Circuit Anesthesia Inhalational Anesthesia Intravenous Anesthesia Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Regional Anesthesia Perioperative Pain Management Transfusion Therapy Military Transfusion Practice Neurological Injuries Eye Injuries Injuries to the Face and Neck Thoracic Injuries Abdominal Injuries Extremity Injuries Burn Injuries Metabolic Derangements and Nutritional Support The Syndromes of Systemic Inflammatory Response and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Acute Respiratory Failure and Ventilatory Management Acute Renal Failure Military Medical Evacuation Systemic Hypothermia Malignant Hyperthermia Anesthesia for Casualties of Chemical Warfare Agents A Brief History of Military Anesthesia Acronyms and Abbreviations Index