Abstract Descriptions of disasters and their psychological impact as severe trauma on humans appear in ancient literature, such as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and various religious texts. The historian Herodotus,…
Abstract Although routine pre-operative laboratory testing is firmly established in anesthesia practice, common themes to emerge from the literature are that blood tests are inconsistently applied, consistently overused, and routine…
Abstract Anesthesiologists are likely to face pediatric disaster victims both in the developed world and in developing countries, as children are a significant percentage of the global population. Although many…
Abstract Children are amongst the most vulnerable members of society. In disasters that vulnerability is magnified, especially for the very young and those children who are unaccompanied or have pre-existing…
Abstract Natural disasters (Japan tsunami 2011), terrorism attacks (Boston marathon bombing 2013) and industrial accidents (Bhopal disaster 1984) create mass casualty situations, with large numbers of critically ill or injured…
Abstract There is a great deal of information about the management of the airway during many different scenarios, but very little of that information addresses the management of the airway…
Abstract The above famous critique of intravenous anesthesia occurred following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, where anesthesia folklore tells us more Americans died from the use of thiopentone than from…
Abstract Inhaled anesthetics remain the primary pharmacologic agents for administering general anesthesia in current surgical practices. Anesthesia providers enjoy familiarity and extensive experience with these inhaled agents in the context…
Abstract Following a major disaster from which a large number of casualties result, a community’s ability to rescue, triage, transport, evaluate, and treat these casualties quickly and effectively leads to…
Abstract A disaster is by definition a situation in which the resources available do not match the demands of the population impacted. This frequent reality often forces serious modifications in…
