Trauma and Combat Critical Care in Clinical Practice
This book presents an overview of the management of critically injured patients, with a particular focus on the intensive care phase of the patient pathway. Almost all of the chapter authors are military clinicians with recent deployed experience in war z
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Trauma and Combat Critical Care in Clinical Practice
In Clinical Practice
Taking a practical approach to clinical medicine, this series of smaller reference books is designed for the trainee physician, primary care physician, nurse practitioner and other general medical professionals to understand each topic covered. The coverage is comprehensive but concise and is designed to act as a primary reference tool for subjects across the field of medicine. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13483
Sam D. Hutchings Editor
Trauma and Combat Critical Care in Clinical Practice
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Sam D. Hutchings Royal Navy and King’s College Hospital London UK
ISSN 2199-6652 ISSN 2199-6660 (electronic) In Clinical Practice ISBN 978-3-319-28756-0 ISBN 978-3-319-28758-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28758-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016948863 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
To the men and women of the military medical services involved in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. You made the unsurvivable survivable.
Foreword
Trauma and combat medicine exemplifies perfectly the juxtaposition of the destructive and creative capacities of human beings. As it seems unlikely that the former element will be tamed, creativity and commitment in trauma research and clinical practice will be needed for the foreseeable future. Trauma and Combat Critical Care in Clinical Practice demonstrates effectively how civilian and military trauma research cross-fertilise each other to provide evidence-based practical guidance to maximise recovery from life-threatening injury. This book distils research evidence and wisdom acquired the hard way – from caring for victims of trauma often in the most difficult circumstances,
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