Updated from the 2013 edition, this volume reflects lessons learned from recent US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, and represents state-of-the-art principles and practices of forward trauma surgery. Expertly addresses the appropriate medical management of blast wounds, burns, and multiple penetrating injuries, as well as other battle and non-battle injuries. Topics include triage, hemorrhage control, airway/breathing, shock and resuscitation, anesthesia, infections, critical care, damage control surgery, face and neck injuries, soft-tissue injuries, ocular injuries, head injuries, extremity fractures, thoracic injuries, amputations, abdominal injuries, pediatric care, and more. A new chapter provides Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines. Significant updates were also made to the blood collection and transfusion chapters. Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Borden Institute can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/borden-institute

This 4th revision of this popular Borden Institute reference on emergency surgery includes everything from war wounds to anesthesia, even covering gynecologic and pediatric emergencies, making this a must-have medical reference for civilian emergency medical personnel as well as military doctors and nurses. Contents Front Matter Chapter 1: Weapons Effects and War Wounds Chapter 2: Roles of Medical Care (United States) Chapter 3: Mass Casualty and Triage Chapter 4: Aeromedical Evacuation Chapter 5: Airway/Breathing Chapter 6: Hemorrhage Control Chapter 7: Shock, Resuscitation, and Vascular Access Chapter 8: Anesthesia Chapter 9: Soft Tissue and Open Joint Injuries Chapter 10: Infections Chapter 11: Critical Care Chapter 12: Damage Control Surgery Chapter 13: Face and Neck Injuries Chapter 14: Ocular Injuries Chapter 15: Head Injuries Chapter 16: Thoracic Injuries Chapter 17: Abdominal Injuries Chapter 18: Genitourinary Tract Injuries Chapter 19: Gynecologic Trauma and Emergencies Chapter 20: Wounds and Injuries of the Spinal Column and Cord Chapter 21: Pelvic Injuries Chapter 22: Extremity Fractures Chapter 23: Amputations Chapter 24: Injuries to Hands and Feet Chapter 25: Vascular Injuries Chapter 26: Burns Chapter 27: Environmental Injuries Chapter 28: Radiological Injuries Chapter 29: Biological Warfare Agents Chapter 30: Chemical Injuries Chapter 31: Pediatric Care Chapter 32: Care of Enemy Prisoners of War/Internees Chapter 33: Battlefield Transfusions Chapter 34: Compartment Syndrome Chapter 35: Battlefield Trauma Sytems Chapter 36: Emergency Whole Blood Collection Envoi Appendix 1: Principles of Medical Ethics Appendix 2: Glasgow Coma Scale Appendix 3: Department of Defense Trauma Registry Abbreviations and Acronyms Significant Military Medical Terms Product Manufacturers Index

The official, comprehensive, and widely used U.S. Army "Emergency War Surgery" handbook addresses the appropriate medical management of both battle and non-battle injuries. A collaborative effort of the Borden Institute and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the text is an essential tool for the management of forward combat trauma.