| Title | Pain management in the wilderness and operational setting. | | Author(s) | Wedmore IS, Johnson T, Czarnik J, Hendrix S | | Institution | University of Washington School of Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA 98431, USA. wedmorei@msn.com | | Source | Emerg Med Clin North Am 2005 May; 23(2):585-601, xi-xii. | | MeSH | Analgesia
Analgesics
Analgesics, Opioid
Anesthesia, Conduction
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine
Humans
Ketamine
Military Medicine
Pain
Rescue Work
Wounds and Injuries
| | Abstract | The wilderness and operational setting places unique constraints on one's ability to treat pain. In this article we will discuss methods for treating pain both in the wilderness and operational setting. By operational we mean the austere deployed military setting, to include both noncombat and combat operations. The authors combined experience with wartime trauma pain management consists of experience in Operation "Just Cause" (Panama Invasion), Operation "Desert Storm" (Persian Gulf War), Operation "Uphold Democracy" (Haiti liberation), Operation "Enduring Freedom" (Afghanistan conflict), and Operation "Iraqi Freedom" (Iraq conflict). | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 15829399 |
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