The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Emergency War Surgery handbook

All of the contents for the Emergency War Surgery handbook are available from this location. The individual chapters may be downloaded and used as is. The total content is linked from the EWSh.PDF file which serves as the table of contents for the individual chapters. Click on the file names to open the files or right-click on the name to save the file to your local computer. The files are provided in chapter-sized files to reduce the download time for the individual sections.

Table of Contents file (EWSH.pdf)
Chapter 1. Weapons Effects and Parachute Injuries
Chapter 2. Levels of Medical Care
Chapter 3. Triage
Chapter 4. Aeromedical Evacuation
Chapter 5. Airway/Breathing
Chapter 6. Hemorrhage Control
Chapter 7. Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 8. Vascular Access
Chapter 9. Anesthesia
Chapter 10. Infections
Chapter 11. Critical Care
Chapter 12. Damage Control Surgery
Chapter 13. Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter 14. Ocular Injuries
Chapter 15. Head Injuries
Chapter 16. Thoracic Injuries
Chapter 17. Abdominal Injuries
Chapter 18. Genitourinary Tract Injuries
Chapter 19. Gynecologic Trauma and Emergencies
Chapter 20. Wounds and Injuries of the Spinal Column and Cord
Chapter 21. Pelvic Injuries
Chapter 22. Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 23. Extremity Fractures
Chapter 24. Open Joint Injuries
Chapter 25. Amputations
Chapter 26. Injuries to the Hands and Feet
Chapter 27. Vascular Injuries
Chapter 28. Burns
Chapter 29. Environmental Injuries
Chapter 30. Radiological Injuries
Chapter 31. Biological Warfare
Chapter 32. Chemical Injuries
Chapter 33. Pediatric care
Chapter 34. Care of Enemy Prisoners of War/Internees
Appendix 1. Principles of Medical Ethics
Appendix 2. Glasgow Coma Scale
Appendix 3. Theater Joint Trauma Record

Revised: 22 November 2010