title: A Case of Prehospital Traumatic Arrest in a US Special Operations Soldier: Care From Point of Injury to Full Recovery.
abstract: During an assault on an extremely remote target, a US Special Operations Soldier sustained multiple gunshot and fragmentation wounds to the thorax, resulting in a traumatic arrest and subsequent survival. His care, including care under fire, tactical field care, tactical evacuation care, and Role III, IV, and V care, is presented. The case is used to illustrate the complex dynamics of Special Operations care on the modern battlefield and the exceptional outcomes possible when evidence-based medicine is taken to the warfighter with effective, farforward, expeditionary medical-force projection.
authors.forename: Myles R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Ernest W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Ethan A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spradling
authors.forename: Lanny F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Littlejohn
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Barbee
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics