Sudden-Onset Disaster Mass-Casualty Incident Response: A Modified Delphi Study on Triage, Prehospital Life Support, and Processes.

The application and provision of prehospital care in disasters and mass-casualty incident response in Europe is currently being explored for opportunities to improve practice. The objective of this translational science study was to align common principles of approach and action and to identify how technology can assist and enhance response. To achieve this objective, the application of a modified Delphi methodology study based on statements derived from key findings of a scoping review was undertaken.

Advancing the scientific study of prehospital mass casualty response through a Translational Science process: the T1 scoping literature review stage.

Purpose: The European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation funding program awarded the NIGHTINGALE grant to develop a toolkit to support first responders engaged in prehospital (PH) mass casualty incident (MCI) response. To reach the projects' objectives, the NIGHTINGALE consortium used a Translational Science (TS) process. The present work is the first TS stage (T1) aimed to extract data relevant for the subsequent modified Delphi study (T2) statements.

Celiac Trunk Thrombosis a Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen. Case Presentation.

Thrombosis of the celiac artery trunk is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain which is associated with high mortality and morbidity if not diagnosed and treated early. We present an unusual case of celiac trunk artery thrombosis associated with aortic thrombosis and partial splenic infarction in a 52-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain. Hematological investigations failed to predict any predisposing factors.

Tourniquet use for civilian extremity hemorrhage: systematic review of the literature.

Introduction: extremity tourniquet (TQ) use has increased in the civilian setting; the beneficial results observed in the military has influenced acceptance by EMS and bystanders. This review aimed to analyze extremity TQ types used in the civilian setting, injury site, indications, and complications.

Methods: a systematic review was conducted based on original articles published in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane following PRISMA guidelines from 2010 to 2019.

Adapting to an unprecedented scenario: surgery during the COVID-19 outbreak.

On January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARSCoV-2) outbreak an international public health emergency, and one day later, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Gomera Island, Spain. In the following weeks, the number of cases in several Spanish cities spiked alarmingly, with thousands reported. This new coronavirus outbreak generated unprecedented changes in the Surgery Departments around the world, first in Asia, followed weeks later in Europe and America.