CLINICAL IDENTIFICATION AND MGMT OF BW CASUALTIES

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Subject: CLINICAL IDENTIFICATION AND MGMT OF BW CASUALTIES               

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Folder Title: CLINICAL IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BW CASUALTIES                                         

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                      e.   Chest Drains. A chest drain may need to be inserted as these patients

                      are likely to develop ARDS fairly rapidly.


                      f.   Positive End Exoiratory Pressure (PEEP). PEEP can be obtained by
                      attaching a piece of corrugated tubing to the expiratory part of the ven-
                      tilator and submerging the distal end of the tubing in a bucket of water.


                      g.   Nasogastric Tube. A nasogastric tube should be passed as all patients

                      will have gastric stasis and ileus.


                      h.   Nutritional Suoport. Nutritional support will have to be parenterally

                      via a central vein at an early stage.


                      i.   Sedation. Patients will require to be sedated with diazepam and/or
                      morphine but will not need paralysing further with non-depolarising muscle

                      relaxants.



















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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 20-SEP-1996