[Blast injury].
The blast injury is characterized by 3 different patterns of injury: blast wave, splintered fragments and displacement of victim's body. Severe external and internal hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax and the lethal trios (hypothermia, acidosis, coagulopathy) require a rapid prehospital and inhospital trauma care according to a standardized protocol. The concepts of damage control resuscitation and damage control surgery have proven to be effective and should be integrated into the treatment.
Oberfeldarzt in der Abteilung XB Notfallmedizin und Rettungsmedizin am Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin. willi-schmidbauer@web.de
Willi
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Schmidbauer
Stefan
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Lenz
Florian
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Bubser
Thoralf
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Kerner
D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012151:Resuscitation