Managing Dismounted Complex Blast Injuries in Military & Civilian Settings ― Guidelines and Principles

This text is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to dismounted complex blast injuries. Sections address care of these patients from the point of injury through rehabilitation. The specific areas addressed include blast mechanics, stabilization and hemorrhage control at the point of injury, early resuscitation at local hospitals, a systematic approach to surgical care, and finally reconstruction and rehabilitation. Specific chapters focus on operative management of pelvic, abdominal, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurological and thoracic injuries. The authors of each chapter, are experts in treating DCBIs that have had direct hands-on experience through military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each chapter describes patient presentation and an algorithm outlining treatment with support from the literature. The text will conclude with three chapters. The first explores new advances in care that can be applied to these injuries. The second highlights the organization and team approach to care of these patients. Finally, the last chapter describes an actual case, cared for by the editors, that encompasses points from the chapters in the text. Extensive illustrations and flow diagrams are used throughout the text.

Joseph M. Galante, MD, FACS

CDR, MC USNR

Vice Chair for Education

Division Chief, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Trauma Medical Director

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

University of California, Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, CA

Matthew Martin, MD, FACS

Trauma Medical Director

Madigan Army Medical Center

Fort Lewis, Washington

Director of Trauma Informatics

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Portland, Oegon

Director of Trauma Informatics

Trauma and Emergency Surgery Service

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Portland, Oregon

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Associate Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD

Wade Gordon MD

Chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service

Department of Surgery

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, MD

Carlos J. Rodriguez, DO, MBA, FACS

CAPT, MC, USN

Division Chief Trauma Surgery / Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor of Surgery, USUHS

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

8901 Wisconsin Ave

Bethesda, MD 2