Chapter 2 – Caring for Weapon Wounded
Abstract The ICRC was founded in 1863 and, in 1864, the first Geneva convention was created. It states that wounded and sick in armed conflict should receive assistance. They and…
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Chapter 3 – Definitions, Needs, Scenarios, Functional Concept, and Modes of Deployment
Abstract Past experiences from uncoordinated and inefficient medical responses to disasters have prompted the WHO to formulate a system that includes minimum standards to which responding medical teams must adhere….
Chapter 6 – Training and Accreditation
Abstract The chapter describes the training needs of international EMTs and how these might best be met and the training delivered. This is a three-step approach of first completing in…
Chapter 5 – Predeployment Operational Planning and Preparations
Abstract This chapter deals with the modalities of the actions to be taken prior to the deployment of a field hospital to a foreign country in a disaster. It specifically…
Chapter 2 Practical Aspects of Preoperative Patient Management
10.1055/b-0036-129704 Chapter 2 Practical Aspects of Preoperative Patient Management 2.1 Role of the Preanesthesia Assessment Clinic in Patient Blood Management G. Fritsch 2.1.1 Function of the Preanesthesia Clinic The preanesthesia…
Chapter 3 First Pillar of PBM—Optimization of the Red Blood Cell Volume
10.1055/b-0036-129705 Chapter 3 First Pillar of PBM—Optimization of the Red Blood Cell Volume 3.1 Definition, Diagnosis, and Consequences of Preoperative Anemia G. Lanzer 3.1.1 Definition, Causes, and Prevalence of Anemia…
Chapter 7 PBM in Nonsurgical Settings
10.1055/b-0036-129709 Chapter 7 PBM in Nonsurgical Settings 7.1 Potential for PBM in Intensive Care Medicine M. Hiesmayr, A. Schiferer 7.1.1 Transfusion Practice in Intensive Care Units ▶ Transfusion rates. In…
Chapter 8 Practical Implementation of PBM and Outlook
10.1055/b-0036-129710 Chapter 8 Practical Implementation of PBM and Outlook 8.1 PBM and Outcome D. R. Spahn 8.1.1 Outcome after the Implementation of First-pillar Measures In 2010, the WHO adopted PBM…
Chapter 1 Introduction
10.1055/b-0036-129703 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 PBM: A Concept to Improve Patient Safety and Outcome H. Gombotz, A. Hofmann 1.1.1 The Triad of Anemia, Blood Loss, and Transfusion: Three Independent Risk…
Chapter 6 PBM in Surgical Settings
10.1055/b-0036-129708 Chapter 6 PBM in Surgical Settings 6.1 PBM in Cardiac Surgery H. M. Mueller 6.1.1 Introduction The transfusion rate in cardiac surgery is much higher than that in other…
