Abstract Field hospitals may be deployed within the borders of the jurisdiction of the care provider or, upon official request, within a different, often remote, jurisdiction such as during humanitarian…
Abstract This chapter describes the role of prehospital teams deployed to large scale disaster events. It describes two categories of type I emergency medical teams (EMT), and provides an overview…
Abstract Nurses routinely provide essential and integral core functions in the field hospital environment, such as daily operational service delivery planning and management, clinical governance and scope of practice supervision,…
Abstract The place of the critical care unit activation, within a field hospital, deployed to disaster area is challenged. Criteria used in the decision-making of activation are facility capabilities, combined…
Abstract Field hospitals can play a key role in the clinical treatment and public health management of infectious diseases during emergency situations, both in the setting of disasters primarily of…
Abstract Working in a field hospital after manmade or nature disasters is a demanding mission, known to cause various physical and mental bad outcomes, from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder….
Abstract Acute injuries contribute to significant morbidity in the immediate time following high magnitude earthquake. Illnesses resulting from poor shelter and lack of access to electricity, clean water, and sanitation…
Abstract The choice of the anesthetic technique in austere environments is dictated by the availability of medical personnel, electricity, oxygen, and supplies. TIVA appears to be a very promising, reliable…
Abstract The role of the ophthalmologist in the field hospital is important and irreplaceable; ocular injuries during a disaster can result in considerable disability and often require the care of…
Abstract Maxillofacial and otolaryngology/head and neck surgery health-care professionals play a vital role in field hospitals due to their expertise in caring for acute trauma care patients and treating emergent…
