This book presents carefully selected case reports that document some of the most important lessons learned at Ziv Medical Center, the northernmost Israeli hospital responsible for the medical care and support of wounded and patients from the Syrian civil war. The aim is to provide practitioners with new knowledge on effective ways of dealing with the emergencies encountered in the context of such conflicts. The case reports cover in particular the specialties of Trauma and Critical Care, Orthopedics, and Surgery, but also relate to Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatric Care. Some of the cases of trauma are of a nature not previously encountered by Western medicine, and include instances in which multidisciplinary care played a vital role. Featuring many informative illustrations, the book will be of value for all who work in emergency and military medicine and related disciplines, from novices to the more experienced.

Table of Contents:
1 Foreword, Dr. Zarka 2 Ethics Aspects 3 Mental trauma in the war refugees 4 Treatment and support patients with mental war trauma 5 Abdominal injury 6 The case of Hala 7 Damage Control 8 Pelvic Injury 9 Vascular Trauma 10 Chest trauma 11 Multidisciplinary care of 13-years-old patient 12 Anesthesia for trauma wounded 13 High velocity bullets uro-genital combat injuries: lessons from the Syrian war 14 Neglected fracture of femoral head with hip dislocation 15 Complex lower limb deformity in pediatric patient after blast injury with extensive tissue damage and loss. A case report. 16 Acute shortening and angulation for limb salvage after high-energy blast injury 17 Staged External Fixation protocol in treatment of complex limb trauma 18 Upper Extremity War Injuries 19 Open comminuted proximal femoral fracture - Staged treatment protocol 20 Staged treatment protocol for salvage after hind foot blast injury 21 Pneumonia 22 Acute myeloid leukemia 23 Revisable war induced renal failure 24 Mediastinal masses 25 Complex war injuries: addressing the needs of the war-wounded 26 Savage war injuries: the alleviation of suffering 27 Non conventional management of bleeding dysgerminoma in adolescent Syrian female 28 Craniomaxillofacial Bullet Injury 29 Ophthalmic surgery in a combat zone -Functioning under stress and shortage 30 Delivering bad news- can we do better? 31 Delivery of a 15-year-old Syrian woman with transverse lie twins 32 Multiple malformations embryo in a Syrian pregnant patient