Military Injuries to the Head and Neck —Implications for Practice in Resource Constrained Environments

Our objective was to use a series of cases from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to highlight challenges in treating in head and neck trauma in a resource constrained environment either in a deployed military or humanitarian settings. When outside of a well-resourced hospital system, otolaryngologists must maintain a broad and comprehensive skill set in order to provide an equivalent standard of care. Whether practicing in a deployed military or humanitarian capacity, these resource-constrained environments require that surgeons consider the differences in their patient population, injury patterns, environmental risks, and communication limitations.

Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - October 9, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Christopher R. Tonn, Matthew L. Ward, Wesley M. Abadie, John W. Lally, Scott E. Bevans, LaKeisha R. Henry Source Type: research