Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia (handbook)

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Borden Institute (October 1, 2009). – 138 p.This volume was prepared for military medical educational use. The focus of the information is to foster discussion that may form the basis of doctrine and policy. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of DefeThe Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Initiative: A Brief History Peripheral Nerve Block Equipment Local Anesthetics Nerve Stimulation and Ultrasound Theory Upper Extremity Neuroanatomy Cervical Plexus Block Interscalene Block Supraclavicular Block Infraclavicular Block Axillary Block Peripheral Nerve Blocks of the Arm Paravertebral Nerve Block Lower Extremity Neuroanatomy Lumbar Plexus Block Femoral Nerve Block Individual Nerve Blocks of the Lumbar Plexus Sciatic Nerve Block: Posterior and Alternative Approaches Sciatic Nerve Block: Anterior Approach Sciatic Nerve Block: Lateral Approach Popliteal Nerve Block Saphenous Nerve Block Ankle Block Bier Block Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Regional Anesthesia Complications Acute Pain Management in the Field Improving Surgical Pain Management With Multidisciplinary Care Interventional Chronic Pain Treatment in Mature Theaters of Operation Air Transport of the Critically Injured Patient: Controlling Pain During Transport and Flight Basic Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Acute Pain Nursing in the Field Novel Medical Acupuncture Treatments for Active Combat Units on the Battlefield Further Reading Abbreviations and Acronyms