title: Pain management in the wilderness and operational setting.
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).
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA 98431, USA. wedmorei@msn.com
authors.forename: Ian S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Wedmore
authors.forename: Troy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Czarnik
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hendrix
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007649:Ketamine