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Pediatric Blast Injury: Bilateral Amputations – Part 1

Posted on June 13, 2013 by sam

Masooma K. and her family were returning home and became caught between American and Taliban fighters just as an explosion went off. “A 13-year-old female was Medevac’d to our forward surgical team.  She had been injured in theblast and suffered … Continue reading →

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Multiple Gunshot Wounds – Part 2

Posted on December 17, 2012 by sam

On the day of the injury, the trauma surgical team immediately initiated advanced trauma life support stabilization protocols for trauma resuscitation. They achieved intravenous access and initiated shock treatment. A warmed operating room had been prepared and blood products were … Continue reading →

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Multiple Gunshot Wounds – Part 1 Now Live

Posted on November 26, 2012 by sam

Maj Smith, a 22-year-old male, was just three weeks into his second tour of duty. While on foot patrol one afternoon, Smith and his squad broke off from the company to begin house-to-house searches in one of the more dangerous … Continue reading →

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Case of the Month – UXO Hand – Part 2 Now Live

Posted on September 26, 2012 by sam

Aeromedical evacuation to a higher echelon care facility was not approved for this patient.  The surgical team’s first task was to clean and revise her amputations. They removed her index finger metacarpal because it was already fractured near its base … Continue reading →

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Case of the Month – UXO Hand – Part 1 Now Live

Posted on August 27, 2012 by sam

Twelve-year-old Muna Z. was playing outside her home when a half buried object caught her eye.  Always inquisitive, she started to dig up the item to discover what it was.  As Muna Z. leaned over to pull the object from … Continue reading →

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Case of the Month — Spanning Fixation and Proximal Femur

Posted on July 25, 2012 by sam

M. Aziz, a 52-year-old male Afghan civilian, sustained a right tibia shaft fracture, a left tibial plateau fracture, and a left subtrochanteric fracture after driving over an improvised explosive device while on his way to visit his brother.        Question:  … Continue reading →

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Case of the Month — Above-Knee Amputation Now Live

Posted on June 25, 2012 by sam

Ara K., a 14-year-old girl, along with her sister and cousin, were riding in a civilian bus when it ran over an improvised explosive device (IED). Although the site had recently been discovered and cleared, a new IED had already … Continue reading →

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Case of the Month – Hip Injury – Part 1 Now Live

Posted on February 14, 2012 by sam

While returning to camp, a small convoy of coalition soldiers traveling in a mine resistant vehicle triggered an improvised explosive device (IED). The vehicle rolled over in the blast, injuring the passengers. Spc Walsh, a 32-year-old soldier, was treated by … Continue reading →

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