title: Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for basic wound management in the austere environment.
abstract: In an effort to produce best-practice guidelines for wound management in the austere environment, the Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel charged with the development of evidence-based guidelines for the management of wounds sustained in an austere (dangerous or compromised) environment. Recommendations are made about several parameters related to wound management. These recommendations are graded based on the quality of supporting evidence and the balance between the benefits and risks or burdens for each parameter according to the methodology stipulated by the American College of Chest Physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX (Dr Quinn). Electronic address: quinnr@uthscsa.edu.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA (Dr Wedmore).
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wedmore
authors.affiliation: Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine, Saint Alphonsus Hospital, Boise, ID (Dr Johnson).
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech Health Science Center, El Paso, TX (Dr Islas).
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islas
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases/Hospital Medicine, Saint Peter's Hospital, Helena, MT (Dr Anglim).
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anglim
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA (Dr Zafren).
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zafren
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO (Dr Bitter).
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bitter
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV (Dr Mazzorana).
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mazzorana
mesh_terms: D014481:United States; D055814:Wilderness; D055813:Wilderness Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: austere environment; blister care; burn care; evacuation; wound care; wound closure; wound infection; wound management