Aeromedical Evacuation: Management of Acute and Stabilized Patients

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Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this volume is the definitive resource on long-distance air transport of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime. It 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, orthopedic casualties, burns, pediatric casualties, obstetric-gynecologic casualties, and more. For each medical condition, important topics are addressed such as conditions needed to be met before transportation, special concerns, supplies and needs of the specific patients and possible in-flight emergencies and their appropriated treatment. Containing several new chapters and featuring extensively updated contributions from experts in the field, Aeromedical Evacuation: Management of the Acute and Stabilized Patient, Second Edition is a must-have reference for a whole new generation of military flight surgeons and flight nurses responsible for aeromedical evacuation of casualties as well as civilian physicians and nurses involved in air transport of ill and post-operative patients. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (William W. Hurd, William Beninati)....Pages 3-4 Aeromedical Evacuation: A Historical Perspective (Kathleen M. Flarity, Tamara A. Averett-Brauer, Jennifer J. Hatzfeld)....Pages 5-20 Military Casualty Evacuation: MEDEVAC (Cord W. Cunningham, Donald E. Keen, Steven G. Schauer, Chetan U. Kharod, Robert A. De Lorenzo)....Pages 21-40 Civilian Air Medical Transport (William Beninati, J. D. Polk, William F. Fallon Jr.)....Pages 41-58 Front Matter ....Pages 59-59 Aircraft Considerations for Aeromedical Evacuation (John G. Jernigan)....Pages 61-76 Preparation for Long-Distance Aeromedical Evacuation (Warren C. Dorlac, Phillip E. Mason, Gina R. Dorlac)....Pages 77-91 Aeromedical Patient Staging (Lisa Diane DeDecker, William W. Hurd)....Pages 93-106 Military Aeromedical Evacuation Nursing (Elizabeth Bridges, Melissa A. Buzbee-Stiles)....Pages 107-125 Critical Care Air Transport: Patient Flight Physiology and Organizational Considerations (William Beninati, Thomas E. Grissom)....Pages 127-144 Front Matter ....Pages 145-145 Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Abdominal, Genitourinary, and Soft Tissue Injuries (Christopher J. Pickard-Gabriel, Raymond Fang, Jeremy W. Cannon)....Pages 147-163 Orthopedic Patients (Russell K. Stewart, Steven L. Oreck, Lucas Teske, Brian R. Waterman)....Pages 165-174 Aeromedical Evacuation of the Neurosurgical Patient (Daniel J. Donovan, Matthew A. Borgman, Rose M. Leary-Wojcik, Mick J. Perez-Cruet)....Pages 175-198 Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Patients (Skyler W. Nielsen, David G. Schall, Joseph A. Brennan, John R. Bennett)....Pages 199-213 Care of Ophthalmic Casualties (Nathan Aschel Jordan, Robert A. Mazzoli, Bryan Propes, Jo Ann Egan)....Pages 215-233 Peripheral Vascular Casualties (Ryan E. Earnest, Anthony J. Hayes, Amy T. Makley)....Pages 235-247 Aeromedical Evacuation of Cardiothoracic Casualties (Michael J. Eppinger, Kenton E. Stephens Jr.)....Pages 249-263 Burn Casualties (David J. Barillo, Julie A. Rizzo, Kristine P. Broger)....Pages 265-288 Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation (Dario Rodriquez Jr., Richard D. Branson)....Pages 289-300 Medical Casualties (J. Christopher Farmer, Thomas J. McLaughlin, Robert A. Klocke)....Pages 301-316 Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Contagious Infections (Brian T. Garibaldi, Nicholas G. Conger, Mark R. Withers, Steven J. Hatfill, Jose J. Gutierrez-Nunez, George W. Christopher)....Pages 317-335 Aeromedical Evacuation of Obstetric and Gynecological Patients (William W. Hurd, Jeffrey M. Rothenberg, Robert E. Rogers)....Pages 337-362 Overview of Pediatric and Neonatal Transport (T. Jacob Lee, Angela M. Fagiana, Robert J. Wells, Howard S. Heiman, William W. Hurd, Matthew A. Borgman)....Pages 363-390 Aeromedical Evacuation of Psychiatric Casualties (Alan L. Peterson, Dhiya V. Shah, Jose M. Lara-Ruiz, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie)....Pages 391-401 Back Matter ....Pages 403-418