© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz and Carrie L.H. Atcheson (eds.)The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_22 22. Trauma, War, and Managing Vascular and Orthopedic Injuries John Benjamin1 and John Rotruck1 (1) Department…
Fig. 19.1 WFSA Analgesic Ladder Starting with strong parenteral opioids, ketamine, and/or local anesthetic, there is then a step down to oral opioids and finally to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and…
Agent Effect Ventilation pattern Hypoventilation increases IOP, hyperventilation decreases IOP Intravenous induction and inhaled agents All decrease IOP except possibly ketamine; etomidate decreases IOP but myoclonus upon injection may be…
Rwanda Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Uganda Africa Global Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 population) 55 104 146 54 69 95 48 Adult mortality (per 1,000 population)…
Country Project Context Program description Afghanistan Kabul Conflict Obstetrics, general surgery Khost Conflict Obstetrics Kunduz Conflict Obstetrics, general surgery Burundi Gitega Post-conflict Obstetrics (fistula repair) Kabezi Post-conflict Obstetrics DRC Masisi…
Fig. 6.1 Anesthesia machine used for storage Anesthesia Resources Michael Dobson in his book Anaesthesia at the District Hospital says “good anaesthesia depends much more on the skills, training and…
Fig. 7.1 Glostavent® portable anesthesia machine; oxygen concentrating capacity may be added on Fig. 7.2 G.A.S./U.V.S. portable anesthesia unit, with two vaporizers, variable flow meter, and CO2 scavenging capability to…
Fig. 3.1 Country Development based on World Bank GDP Status. Countries with less economic development (Less in orange and Least in dark orange). Developed Countries are also those with the…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz and Carrie L.H. Atcheson (eds.)The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_2 2. The Evolution of Surgical Humanitarian Missions Ofer Merin1 (1) Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 3235,…
Fig. 10.1 Sensory supply to the face. (1) Trigeminal ganglion, (2) ophthalmic nerve, (3) maxillary nerve, (4) mandibular nerve, and (5) auriculotemporal nerve (With permission from Danilo Jankovic) Ophthalmic Nerve…
