Prolonged Field Care of a Casualty With Penetrating Chest Trauma

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Prolonged Field Care of a Casualty With Penetrating Chest Trauma
Barnhart G, Cullinan W, Pickett JR 16(4). 99
Publication Type: Case Reports (Ongoing Series / Prolonged Field Care)

Abstract:
As Special Operations mission sets shift to regions with less coalition medical infrastructure, the need for quality long-term field care has increased. More and more, Special Operations Medics will be expected to maintain casualties in the field well past the “golden hour” with limited resources and other tactical limitations. This case report describes an extended-care scenario (>12 hours) of a casualty with a chest wound, from point of injury to eventual casualty evacuation and hand off at a Role II facility. This case demonstrates the importance of long-term tactical medical considerations and the effectiveness of minimal fluid resuscitation in treating penetrating thoracic trauma.

Keywords: prolonged field care; chest trauma, penetrating; resuscitation, fluid
PMID: 28088827

DOI: 10.55460/VR0V-CYS2