Fig. 29.1 A tactical emergency physician equipped with a medical pack, portable ultrasound machine, body armor, and weaponry Physicians performing emergency care in a non-tactical, austere setting still benefit from…
Fig. 26.1 Multi-casualty trauma patient identification and triage tag utilizing a color code to indicate the level of care needed based on the Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) system….
Specialty area Typical component members Trauma team leader Qualified attending physician or surgeon Trauma surgery Attending trauma surgeon General surgery Junior and senior resident Orthopedic surgery Junior +/− senior resident…
Fig. 10.1 Photograph of the physical layout of a typical trauma bay. A bed is shown in the center of the room. A monitoring display, IV poles, and a wall-mounted…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_25 25. Disaster Medicine Michelangelo Bortolin1, 2, 3 and Gregory R. Ciottone1, 4 (1) The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship in…
Measure Description Trauma examples Structure Measures of the static characteristics of the individuals providing care (e.g., education, certification) and the settings where care is provided (e.g., equipment, staffing levels) –…
Fig. 23.1 US trauma system coverage. Shading denotes helicopter or ambulance transport within 1 h of a level I/II trauma center. Carr BG, Branas CC. TraumaMaps.org Trauma Center Maps. University…
Fig. 9.1 The tension triangle The complexity of a team’s mind-set is further exacerbated when the membership of the trauma team changes and/or the patient condition changes [9]. The concepts…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lawrence M. Gillman, Sandy Widder, Michael Blaivas MD and Dimitrios Karakitsos (eds.)Trauma Team Dynamics10.1007/978-3-319-16586-8_20 20. Medical Comorbidities and Trauma Harvey G. Hawes1 and John B. Holcomb1 (1) Center for Translational Injury Research, 6410 Fannin Street UPB…
where Q = Flow in L/s μ = Viscosity in Pa s P = Pressure in Pascals r = Radius of the tube in meters L = Length of the tube in question in meters Essentially, large bore size and…
