Initial deployment of the 14th Parachutist Forward Surgical Team at the beginning of the operation Sangaris in Central African Republic.

As part of the operation Sangaris begun in December 2013 in the Central African Republic, the 14th Parachutist Forward Surgical Team (FST) was deployed to support French troops. The FST (role 2 in the NATO classification) is a mobile surgical-medical treatment facility. The main goal of the FST is to assure the initial damage control surgery and resuscitation for combat casualties, allowing for the early evacuation to combat support hospitals (roles 3 or 4), where further treatments are completed.

[Medical treatment by bilateral endobronchial intubation of iatrogenic tracheal lesion in intensive care].

We report one case of tracheal lesion following a change of cannula of tracheotomy in intensive care. The clinical features were respiratory failure, bilateral pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema. The bronchoscopy made diagnosis of tracheal lesion.

[Contribution of the brain natriuretic peptide in neurogenic pulmonary oedema following subarachnoid haemorrhage].

We report two cases of neurogenic pulmonary oedema following subarachnoid haemorrhage. A 58-year-old woman became increasingly dyspneic and needed oxygen support during a few days. A 53-year-old woman rapidly developed clinical and laboratory signs of respiratory failure, recovering in 48 hours.