Traumatic Tension Pneumothorax: A Tale of Two Pathologies.

Pneumothorax resulting from injury is a common phenomenon in both civilian and military trauma. A pneumothorax or simple pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space. A tension pneumothorax can evolve from a simple pneumothorax if there is a continued air leak from the lung without mechanism for egress.

Deployment of Physician Resources and Innovative Medical Strategies in the 2023-2024 Israel-Hamas War: Israel's Strategy to Deliver Advanced Life Support and Whole Blood Transfusion to the Battlefield via Forward Medical Teams and the Impact on the Case Fatality Rate.

The 2023-2024 Israel-Hamas War, which began following a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, has seen a case fatality rate (CFR) among the lowest in the history of warfare. In resultant ground maneuvers, the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps (IDF-MC) doctrine for the delivery of combat casualty care has been battle tested. We suggest the decreased CFR in part reflects a paradigm shift in combat deployment of medical resources, so as to introduce life-saving strategies not previously seen on the battlefield in large scale to date.

Analysis of Burn Casualties in the Swords of Iron War.

The Swords of Iron (SOI) War is an armed conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has been taking place in Gaza from October 2023 until the present time of writing this article. This war is characterized by urban close contact combat. The combat equipment, weaponry, and protective measures employed, differ markedly from those in previously documented major conflicts, significantly impacting the types of injuries sustained by soldiers.

Association between the number of individuals injured in a traumatic event and posttraumatic stress disorder among hospitalized trauma patients.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often occurs following mass casualty events, yet the connection between the number of individuals injured in an event and PTSD risk in smaller-scale events (i.e., involving one or several injured persons) remains unclear.

When to choose intraosseous access in prehospital trauma care: A registry-based study from the Israel Defense Forces.

Purpose: Prompt vascular access is crucial for resuscitating bleeding trauma casualties in prehospital settings but achieving peripheral intravenous (PIV) access can be challenging during hemorrhagic shock due to peripheral vessel collapse. Early intraosseous (IO) device use is suggested as an alternative. This study examines injury characteristics and factors linked to IO access requirements.