Aeromedical Evacuation

Introduction.- Aeromedical Evacuation: A Historical Perspective.- Military Casualty Evacuation: MEDEVAC.- Civilian Air Medical Transport.- Aircraft Considerations for Aeromedical Evacuation.- Preparation for Long-Distance Aeromedical Evacuation.- Aeromedical Patient Staging.- Military Aeromedical Evacuation Nursing.- Critical-Care Air Transport: Patient Flight Physiology and Organizational Considerations.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Abdominal, Genitourinary, and Soft Tissue Injuries.- Orthopedic Patients.- Aeromedical Evacuation of the Neurosurgical Patient.- Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Patients.- Care of Ophthalmic Casualties.- Peripheral Vascular Casualties.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Cardiothoracic Casualties.- Burn Casualties.- Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation.- Medical Casualties.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Contagious Infections.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Obstetric and Gynecological Patients.- Overview of Pediatric and Neonatal Transport.- Aeromedical Evacuation of Psychiatric Casualties.