Overview

Both editors are active duty officers and surgeons in the U.S. Army. Dr. Martin is a fellowship trained trauma surgeon who is currently the Trauma Medical Director at Madigan Army Medical Center. He has served as the Chief of Surgery with the 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in Tikrit, Iraq in 2005 to 2006, and most recently as the Chief of Trauma and General Surgery with the 28th CSH in Baghdad, Iraq in 2007 to 2008. He has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and surgical chapters. He presented his latest work analyzing trauma-related deaths in the current war and strategies to reduce them at the 2008 annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Beekley is the former Trauma Medical Director at Madigan Army Medical Center. He has multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and has served in a variety of leadership roles with both Forward Surgical Teams (FST) and Combat Support Hospitals (CSH).

Full Product Details

Author:   Matthew J. Martin, MD, FACS ,  Alec C. Beekley, MD, FACS
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9781441960788

ISBN 10:   1441960783
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   24 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9783319567792
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Lorne H. Blackbourne, M.D., F.A.C.S. Preface. Matthew J. Martin, M.D., F.A.C.S. Alec C. Beekley, M.D., F.A.C.S. Top Ten Combat Trauma Lessons Chapter 1. Prehospital and Enroute Care Ian Wedmore, M.D. Chapter 2. Combat Triage and Mass Casualty Management John J. Lammie, M.D. Joseph G. Kotora, Jr., D.O. Jamie C. Riesberg, M.D. Chapter 3. Initial Management Priorities: Beyond ABCDE Alec C. Beekley, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 4. Damage Control Resuscitation John B. Holcomb, M.D., F.A.C.S. Timothy C. Nunez, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 5. To Operate or Image? (Pulling the Trigger) Matthew J. Martin, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 6. Ultrasound in Combat Trauma Benjamin Harrison, M.D., F.A.A.E.M., F.A.C.E.P. Chapter 7. Contamination, Colostomies, and Combat Surgery Eric K. Johnson, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S. Scott R. Steele, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S. Chapter 8. Liver and Spleen Injury Management in Combat (Old School) Brian Eastridge, M.D., F.A.C.S. Lorne H. Blackbourne, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 9. Pancreatic and Duodenal Injuries (Sleep when you can...) Tommy A. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 10. Operative Management of Renal Injuries Carlos V.R. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 11. Major Abdominal Trauma Niten Singh, M.D. Chapter 12. To Close or Not to Close: Managing the Open Abdomen Craig D. Shriver, M.D., F.A.C.S. Amy Vertrees, M.D. Chapter 13. Choice of Thoracic Incision Jeffrey A. Bailey, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 14. Lung Injuries Michael S. Meyer, M.D., F.A.C.S. Matthew J. Martin, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Management of Penetrating Cardiac Injury Keith A. Havenstrite, M.D. Chapter 16. Thoracic Vascular Injuries-Operative Management in Enemy Territory Benjamin W. Starnes, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 17. Chest Wall and Diaphragm Injury Alec C. Beekley, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 18. Soft Tissue Wounds and Fasciotomies Peter Rhee, M.D., F.A.C.S. Joe DuBose, M.D. Chapter 19. Open Fractures Richard C. Rooney, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 20. Mangled Extremities and Amputations Eric G. Puttler, M.D. Stephen A. Parada, M.D. Chapter 21. Peripheral Vascular Injuries Charles J. Fox, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 22. The Neck John Oh, M.D. Chapter 23. Genitourinary Injuries (excluding kidney) Andrew C. Peterson, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 24. Neurosurgery for Dummies Hans Bakken, M.D. Chapter 25. Spine Injuries Richard C. Rooney, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 26. Face, Eye, and Ear Injuries Tate L. Viehweg, D.M.D. Chapter 27. Burn Care in the Field Hospital Evan M. Renz, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 28. The Pediatric Patient in Wartime Kenneth S. Azarow, M.D., F.A.C.S. Philip C. Spinella, M.D., F.C.C.P. Chapter 29. The Combat ICU Team Kurt W. Grathwohl, M.D., F.S., F.C.C.P. Chapter 30. Postoperative Resuscitation Martin A. Schreiber, M.D., F.A.C.S. Richard A. Nahouraii, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 31. Monitoring Alec C. Beekley, M.D., F.A.C.S. Jay Johannigman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 32. Ventilator Management Alexander S. Niven, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. Paul B. Kettle, R.R.T. Chapter 33. Practical Approach to Combat-related Infections and Antibiotics Clinton K. Murray, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A. Chapter 34. Stabilization and Transfer from the Far Forward Environment Shawn C. Nessen, D.O., F.A.C.S. Chapter 35. Humanitarian and Local National Care James A. Sebesta, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chapter 36. Expectant and End of Life Care in a Combat Zone Robert M. Rush, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. Matthew J. Martin, M.D., F.A.C.S. Appendix A. Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome: Field Expedient Methods in a Forward Environment Appendix B. Burn Diagrams and Sample Burn Orders Appendix C. Resources, References, and Readiness

Reviews

From the reviews: The book is designed to provide surgeons deployed to a combat region with a well-organized, easy-to-read reference 'to get or keep them out of trouble.' Any surgeons treating trauma patients are an appropriate audience for this work ... . Chapters are clearly written. ... The table of contents lists chapter titles and authorship while the index provides good access to content. This is a superb introduction to battlefield conditions for surgeons or general medical officers preparing for deployment ... . (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, February, 2011)

From the reviews: The book is designed to provide surgeons deployed to a combat region with a well-organized, easy-to-read reference 'to get or keep them out of trouble.' Any surgeons treating trauma patients are an appropriate audience for this work ! . Chapters are clearly written. ! The table of contents lists chapter titles and authorship while the index provides good access to content. This is a superb introduction to battlefield conditions for surgeons or general medical officers preparing for deployment ! . (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, February, 2011)

Author Information

Matthew J. Martin, MD, FACS Trauma Director Madigan Army Medical Center Deployment Experience: Chief of Surgery 47th Combat Support Hospital Tikrit, Iraq 2005-2006 Chief, General Surgery and Trauma Theater Consultant for General Surgery 28th Combat Support Hospital Baghdad, Iraq 2007-2008 Alec C. Beekley, MD, FACS Staff Surgeon Madigan Army Medical Center Deployment Experience: Staff Surgeon 102nd Forward Surgical Team Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan 2002-2003 Chief of Surgery 912th Forward Surgical Team Al Mussayib, Iraq 2004 Staff Surgeon 31st Combat Support Hospital Baghdad, Iraq 2004 Director Deployed Combat Casualty Research Team 28th Combat Support Hospital Baghdad, Iraq 2007

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