Simon R R, Strome G, Halbert R J
Emergency Medicine Center, UCLA Hospital 90024.
Ann Emerg Med. 1988 Aug;17(8):785-7. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80553-5.
Sterilization equipment and techniques available to forward surgical units in modern conflicts past and present are sophisticated and generally taken for granted. Underground surgical units operating in rural Afghanistan must function without electricity or petroleum-powered generators and, with few exceptions, are unable to use sterilization equipment that produces intense heat for prolonged periods. We discuss the equipment and techniques developed for use by the IMC to sterilize surgical instruments, gowns, gloves, rubber goods, and sutures in the 42 clinics operating in resistance-held Afghanistan. These techniques may have application to other similar primitive conditions.
过去和现在，现代冲突中的前沿手术部队所使用的消毒设备和技术都很先进，通常被视为理所当然。在阿富汗农村地区开展工作的地下手术部队必须在没有电力或石油发电机的情况下运作，而且除了少数例外，无法使用长时间产生高热的消毒设备。我们讨论了国际医疗团（IMC）为在阿富汗抵抗组织控制地区的42家诊所中对手术器械、手术服、手套、橡胶制品和缝线进行消毒而开发的设备和技术。这些技术可能适用于其他类似的原始条件。
