Publications by authors named "William Menini"
Article Synopsis
- The French Military Health Service has introduced a simulation-based CRM training course for Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs) since 2021, focused on enhancing both organizational and human factors.
- The training development involved creating a conceptual framework, combining lectures and exercises to improve essential nontechnical skills such as leadership, decision-making, coordination, and situational awareness.
- A total of 24 FSTs underwent this comprehensive training, which was evaluated through recordings of simulated mass-casualty incidents to ensure effective combat care delivery.
In modern and asymmetric conflicts, traumatic airway obstruction caused by penetrating injury to the face and neck anatomy is the second leading cause of preventable mortality. Definitive airway management in the emergency setting is most commonly accomplished by endotracheal intubation. When this fails or is not possible, a surgical airway, usually cricothyrotomy, is indicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExposure to blast is one of the major causes of death and disability in recent military conflicts. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate the protective capability of the ballistic-proof equipment worn by soldiers against the effects of blast overpressure (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this work was to introduce the new French forward resuscitation and surgical unit. It's also to discuss the choices and waivers granted to fit the tactical context of modern conflicts and the current epidemiology of combat casualties.
Materials And Methods: A multidisciplinary task force of 11 people proceeded to the conception and the creation of a new military resuscitation and surgical unit.