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Chapter 16 - Surgery in a Field Hospital

from Section 4 - Clinical Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Seema Biswas  and
Harald Veen
Edited by
Elhanan Bar-On ,
Kobi Peleg  and
Yitshak Kreiss
Elhanan Bar-On
Affiliation:
The Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Kobi Peleg
Affiliation:
National Center for Trauma & Emergency Medicine Research, The Gertner Institute for Health Policy and Epidemiology and Tel-Aviv University, Disaster Medicine Department
Yitshak Kreiss
Affiliation:
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Summary

Surgical care for the weapon wounded and sick in conflict and disaster zones is clearly defined with internationally accepted guidelines for clinical care, the provision of resources, and infrastructure. This chapter outlines priorities in the organization and delivery of surgical care, with real-life examples of surgical activity in the field and ICRC experience of field hospital surgery. ICRC hospital programmes and surgical standards are summarized.

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Surgeryconflictdisasterwoundhealth carestandards
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Field Hospitals
A Comprehensive Guide to Preparation and Operation
 , pp. 148 - 159
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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