Majors Jacob S, Brennan Joseph, Holt G Richard
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, JBSA, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, JBSA, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA.
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Nov;25(4):493-502. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2017.06.003. Epub 2017 Aug 25.
Trauma centers must prepare to manage high-velocity injuries resulting from a mass casualty incidents as global terrorism becomes a greater concern and an increasing risk. The most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have significantly improved understanding of battlefield trauma and how to appropriately address these injures. This article applies combat surgery experience to civilian situations, outlines the physiology and kinetics of high-velocity injuries, and reviews applicable triage and management strategies.
