Throughout American history, military physicians have provided humanitarian care to civilians whenever possible. Today, officers and enlisted soldier-medics are deployed to over a hundred nations in all corners of the world. For much of the populace of these countries, especially children, these uniformed combat medics, nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals represent the only hope for modern and compassionate medical and surgical...

This is the official, comprehensive and widely used United States Army "Emergency War Surgery" handbook. Addresses the appropriate medical management of both battle and nonbattle injuries. Written by by subspecialty experts, this latest revision (2004) has been much updated and enhanced from experiences gained in Iraq and Afghanistan. A collaborative effort of the Borden Institute and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, this handbook is an essential tool for the management of forward combat trauma. Chapters include: Weapons Effects and Parachute Injuries; Levels of Medical Care; Triage; Aeromedical Evacuation; Airway/Breathing; Haemorrhage Control; Shock and Resuscitation; Vascular Access; Anesthesia; Infections; Critical Care; Damage Control Surgery; Face and Neck Injuries; Ocular Injuries; Head Injuries; Thoracic Injuries; Abdominal Injuries; Genitourinary Tract Injuries; Gynecologic Trauma and Emergencies; Wounds and Injuries of the Spinal Column and Cord; Pelvic Injuries; Soft-Tissue Injuries; Extremity Fractures; Open-Joint Injuries; Amputations; Injuries to the Hands and Feet; Vascular Injuries; Burns; Environmental Injuries; Radiological Injuries; Biological Warfare; Chemical Injuries; Pediatric Care; Care of Enemy Prisoners of War and Internee. 478 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout.

Maj. William C. Borden was an Army surgeon in the late 1800s and early 1900s and a colleague of Walter Reed. He dreamed of much better military medical facilities than existed in those days and was infleuntial in the development of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This book is an engaging history-memoir covering Walter Reed Army Medical Center's early history, filled with stories about the people and events that shaped its evolution as an institution. One of the two books published in commemoration of the centennial of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Facsimile reprint of a 1952 work.

Covers important aspects of recruit medicine, such as the medical qualifications process; health promotion and environmental risk management; chronic diseases such as asthma; injury prevention and management; communicable illnesses; behavior, dental, and women's health; and recruit mortality.