Resuscitation and Life Support in Disasters Relief of Pain and Suffering in Disaster Situations: Proceedings of the International Congress on Disaster Medicine, Mainz, 1977, Part 2

Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Stages of Resuscitation and Life Support in Disasters....Pages 3-3
Teaching Life Saving First Aid to the Population at Large....Pages 4-8
Extended Rescue Action by Members of Rescue Organisations....Pages 9-11
Education of Medical Students in Emergency Medical Services (Disaster Medicine) in Sweden and Norway....Pages 12-14
Unexpected Results from an Evaluation of Basic Life Support Training....Pages 15-18
Indwelling Central Venous Catheters for the Critically Ill Patients....Pages 19-19
A Combined Oxygen Resuscitator, Analgesic and Anaesthetic Machine for Use in Disaster Situations....Pages 20-25
Requirements for Manually Operated Resuscitators for Use in Disaster Situations....Pages 26-31
ECG Telemetry Transmitter, a Vital Tool for Emergency Medical Technicians in Rescue Line....Pages 32-36
Use of Modified Liquid Gelatins in Transfusions — in France....Pages 37-42
The Possibilities, Requirements and Usefulness of an Immediate Prophylaxis as Well as of the Treatment of Traumatic Shock in the Field....Pages 43-44
Volemic Re-equilibration with Noncolloidal Isotonic Solutions Under Everyday and Natural Disaster Circumstances....Pages 45-45
Possibilities of Oral Fluid Substitution Under Disaster Conditions....Pages 46-50
Potential Time Economy in Resuscitation During Disasters by Use of Low Energy, Direct Current, First Shock in Human Cross Chest Ventricular Defibrillation....Pages 51-54
Changes in Lipid Metabolism Following Burn Injuries - Consideration of Therapeutic Measures....Pages 55-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Relief of Pain and Suffering in Disaster Situations....Pages 63-65
Requirements for Medicinal Pain Control and Sedation in Disaster Situations....Pages 66-71
Techniques of Administration of Nitrous Oxide / Oxygen Mixtures in the Emergency Situation....Pages 72-74
Analgesia in Mass Accidents....Pages 75-76
Total Spinal Block for Sequelae After Head and Neck Injuries....Pages 77-80
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Analgesic Onset Time of IV Butorphanol in Postsurgical Patients....Pages 81-87
Assessment and Anesthesia for Multiple Trauma Patients....Pages 88-89
The “Tri-Service” Anaesthetic and Resuscitation System....Pages 90-98
Anaesthesia for Battle Casualties in Nigeria....Pages 99-103
The Use of Ketamine Hydrochloride for Relief of Pain and Suffering in Disaster Situations....Pages 104-108
Regional Anesthesia for Disaster Situations....Pages 109-113
General and Local Anaesthesia in Disaster Situations....Pages 114-117
Anesthesia Procedures for Disaster Cases in Medicine....Pages 118-120
Hypnosis as Emergency Treatment for the Mentally Ill and in Disaster Situations....Pages 121-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Experience of Four Repatriation Flights....Pages 125-128
The Doctor’s Dilemma — When not to Resuscitate....Pages 129-129
Pancommunity Impact of Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Coronary Death Rate....Pages 130-133
A Medical Rescue Team for Motor Racing Events....Pages 134-138
The Possibilities of Developing Simulators for Lifesaving Measures....Pages 139-140
The Training od Medical Students in Emergency Medicine and Disaster Management....Pages 141-143
Hyperbaric Chamber for Sport Diving Accidents....Pages 144-146
Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services System in the United States....Pages 147-148
International Activities in the Emergency Medical Services Project....Pages 149-151
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems in the United States, Progress Report and Program Projections....Pages 152-154
A Systems Approach to Emergency Medical Care....Pages 155-157
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Evaluation of Fresh Isolated Craniocerebral Traumas Immediately after Hospitalization....Pages 158-163
Mobile Intensive Care Unit as a Catastrophe Unit....Pages 164-165
Levels of Urgency for Surgical Treatment in Case of Disaster....Pages 166-166
Advanced Life Support by Paramedics....Pages 167-167
Planning and Developing a Community Hospital Disaster Program....Pages 168-173
Basic and Advanced Life Support in the Water, Lifesaving Chain of the Bulgarian Red Cross....Pages 174-177
Resuscitation Research and Evaluation in Disaster Medicine....Pages 178-179
Life Support Education: from Physician Specialists to Lay Public....Pages 180-180
Tri Service System for Anaesthesia and Resuscitation....Pages 181-181
Training Program of the Rescue Services — Forefront of Disaster Aid....Pages 182-186
Proposals for Color and Symbol Coding of Equipment, Instruments and Medications....Pages 187-187
Grand Rapids Police. Emergency Medical Technician Program....Pages 188-189
Emergency Medical Care: a Police System....Pages 190-202
Organization of Emergency Cardiac Care in London, Ontario, Canada....Pages 203-206
Nasopharyngeal Tube....Pages 207-212
Requirements for Aspiration Apparatus Used Under Disaster Conditions....Pages 213-218
Recommendations for the Standardization of Infusion Therapy and Parenteral Nutrition in Disaster Situations....Pages 221-226
Indication for Blood, Blood Derivatives, and Colloidal Plasma Expanders in Disaster Situations....Pages 227-230
Initial Infusion Therapy in Burn Casualties Under Disaster Conditions....Pages 231-236
Supraclavicular Puncture and Catheterization Using the Alpha System....Pages 237-240
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Textiles in the Light of Anesthesia....Pages 243-244
Problems of Anesthesia and Resuscitation of the Victims of the Bulgarian Earthquake....Pages 245-247
Gammahydroxybutyric Acid — Its Effect on Serum Enzymes and Energy Metabolism During Anesthesia....Pages 248-248
The Value of Ketamine in Emergency Cases....Pages 249-249
Clinical Experience with an Intravenous Combination Anesthesia and Respiration with an AMBU Bag....Pages 250-250
Entonox in Immediate Care....Pages 251-252
Evaluation of New Combination Anesthesias for Disaster Situations....Pages 253-259
Experience of Ketamine and Diazepam Anaesthesia in Field Hospital Conditions....Pages 260-260
Postoperative Pain Relief: in a Developing Country....Pages 261-261
EMS and its Role in Disaster Medicine....Pages 265-267
WHO’s Role in Emergency Relief Operations....Pages 268-269
Development of a Government Organized Emergency Health Services System in British Columbia....Pages 270-272
Summary of the Congress Recommendations by the Session and Workshop Chairmen....Pages 273-277
Conclusion of Congress....Pages 278-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-282