Citation

Majors JS, Brennan J, Holt GR. Facial Plast. Surg. Clin. North Am. 2017; 25(4): 493-502.

Affiliation

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, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 325 East Sonterra Boulevard, Suite 210, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.fsc.2017.06.003

PMID

28941503

Abstract

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.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Head and neck surgery; High-velocity injury; Mass casualty incident