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Hemorrhage control research on today's battlefield: lessons appliedJohn G McManus
Brooke Army Medical Center, USA
J Trauma 62:S14. 2007
Combat trauma training for current casualty careJohn G McManus
Brooke Army Medical Center, USA
J Trauma 62:S13. 2007
Teleconsultation program for deployed soldiers and healthcare professionals in remote and austere environmentsJohn McManus
US Army Institute of Surgical Research Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 23:210-6; discussion 217. 2008..The service provides a standard practice for managing acute and emergent care requests between remote medical providers in austere environments and rear-based specialists in a timely and consistent manner...
The accuracy of portable ultrasonography to diagnose fractures in an austere environmentChristopher R McNeil
Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:50-2. 2009..The purpose of our study was to assess the accuracy of ultrasound in the austere, combat environment for diagnosis of orthopedic fracture...
A case series describing thermal injury resulting from zeolite use for hemorrhage control in combat operationsJohn McManus
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 11:67-71. 2007..Understanding of this process may help both military and civilian EMS personnel avoid or minimize secondary thermal injury while still benefiting from zeolite's hemostatic capabilities...
Performance of ethical military research is possible: on and off the battlefieldJohn McManus
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E Chambers Ave B, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6513, USA
Sci Eng Ethics 13:297-303. 2007..This paper discusses historical background, regulatory oversight, ethical implications and release of information as it pertains to research conducted by the US Military...
R-wave amplitude in lead II of an electrocardiograph correlates with central hypovolemia in human beingsJohn G McManus
U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E Chambers Avenue, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6513
Acad Emerg Med 13:1003-10. 2006..In this investigation, we used graded central hypovolemia in adult volunteer subjects to test the hypothesis that moderate reductions in central blood volume increases R-wave amplitude in lead II of an ECG...
The science of surge: detection and situational awarenessJohn McManus
U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E Chambers Avenue, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6513, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:1179-82. 2006....
Informed consent and ethical issues in military medical researchJohn McManus
U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6513, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:1120-6. 2005..S. military...
Radial pulse character relationships to systolic blood pressure and trauma outcomesJohn McManus
The U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 9:423-8. 2005..Objective. To test the hypothesis that palpable pulse characteristics in the radial artery would estimate systolic blood pressure (SBP) and predict outcome in trauma patients...
VesicantsJohn McManus
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E Chambers Avenue, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6315, USA
Crit Care Clin 21:707-18, vi. 2005..This article discusses history, toxicity, clinical presentation, and common treatment for vesicants...
A survey of Oregon emergency physicians to assess mandatory reporting knowledge and reporting patterns regarding intoxicated drivers in the state of OregonJohn McManus
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234 6315, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:896-9. 2005..To assess emergency physician reporting patterns in Oregon before and after the passage of a mandatory intoxicated driving reporting law...
New hemostatic agents in the combat settingE Darrin Cox
U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Transfusion 49:248S-55S. 2009..This article reports recent clinical observations regarding the efficacy and evolution of use of two new hemostatic bandages employed in the global war on terrorism...
Pain management in current combat operationsIan H Black
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:223-7. 2009..Recent natural disasters and increased threats for terrorist acts have proven the need for civilian health care providers to be properly trained in pain management principles in an austere or tactical environment...
Changes in pulse character and mental status are late responses to central hypovolemiaKathy L Ryan
The U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 12:192-8. 2008....
Prehospital advances in the management of severe penetrating traumaRobert Mabry
Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Crit Care Med 36:S258-66. 2008..The new concept of Tactical Combat Casualty Care has revolutionized the management of combat casualties in the prehospital tactical setting...
Hypotension begins at 110 mm Hg: redefining "hypotension" with dataBrian J Eastridge
U S Army Institute for Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
J Trauma 63:291-7; discussion 297-9. 2007..However, few data exist to support the rigid adherence to this arbitrary cutoff. We hypothesized that the physiologic hypoperfusion and mortality outcomes classically associated with hypotension were manifest at higher SBPs...
Heart period variability in trauma patients may predict mortality and allow remote triageWilliam H Cooke
Department of Health and Kinesiology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Aviat Space Environ Med 77:1107-12. 2006..We tested the hypothesis that survival is associated with low relative HF/LF, and death is associated with high relative HF/LF...
A special report on the chitosan-based hemostatic dressing: experience in current combat operationsIan Wedmore
Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA
J Trauma 60:655-8. 2006..CONCLUSION: This report on the field use of the HemCon dressing by medics suggests that it is a useful hemostatic dressing for prehospital combat casualties and supports further study to confirm efficacy...
Effectiveness of self-applied tourniquets in human volunteersThomas J Walters
The U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 9:416-22. 2005..Tourniquets are not commonly used in routine extremity trauma, but can be vital for hemorrhage control in austere conditions...
Physiological and medical monitoring for en route care of combat casualtiesVictor A Convertino
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 6315, USA
J Trauma 64:S342-53. 2008....
Limitations of end-tidal CO2 as an early indicator of central hypovolemia in humansJohn G McManus
U S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 6315, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 12:199-205. 2008..This study tested the hypothesis that pulmonary end-tidal CO(2) (PETCO(2)) tracks reductions in central blood volume in human volunteers exposed to progressive central hypovolemia...
Emergency management of chronic woundsRichard S Hartoch
Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239 7500, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 25:203-21. 2007....
Principles of basic wound evaluation and management in the emergency departmentRyan H DeBoard
Department of Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Bldg 9040, Fitzsimmons Drive, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 25:23-39. 2007..The meticulous and methodical management of traumatic wounds described in this article will assist the emergency physician in decreasing overall complication rates and help improve patient satisfaction...
Pain management in the prehospital environmentJohn G McManus
Army Institute of Surgical Research, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78201, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 23:415-31. 2005..Only through emphasis on pain education, research, protocol and program monitoring development will the quality of pain assessment and management in the prehospital setting improve...
Pediatric pain management in the emergency departmentBeverly H Bauman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, CDW EM, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 23:393-414, ix. 2005....
