Experience of anaesthesiologist from Korean War
Zkušenosti anesteziologa z korejské války
V letech 1952–1954 působila za korejské války v severní Koreji vojenská polní nemocnice vyslaná z Československa na žádost vlády Korejské lidově demokratické republiky. Autor pracoval od roku 1953 jako jediný anesteziolog s 9 chirurgy a získal velké zkušenosti z práce ve velice obtížných podmínkách v poli a při budování regionální civilní nemocnice v Čondžinu. Za 16 měsíců podal na 1000 celkových anestezií. Ve zprávě popisuje náročnost polních podmínek a způsoby, jak se vyrovnával s úkoly anesteziologa. Získané zkušenosti se staly po jeho návratu podkladem k formování anesteziologické služby ve vojenském i civilním zdravotnictví.
Klíčová slova:
historie anestezie – celková anestezie – vojenská zdravotnická služba
Authors:
V. Trávníček *
Authors‘ workplace:
Komise pro historii oboru ČSARIM
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., 17, 2006, č. 4, s. 224-227
Category:
From History
Overview
During the Korean war a Czechoslovak field hospital has worked between 1952 and 1954 in Northern Korea following to the demand of North Korean government for medical aid. The author has worked there from 1953 for 16 months as only one anaesthesiologist with 9 surgeons. He has acquired large experience in very difficult field conditions in a regional civilian hospital in Chongjin. During 16 months he carried out about 1000 general anaesthetics. In the report he describes the highly demanding conditions in the field and the methods how he accomplished his assignment. His experience was than used as basis for the formation of anaesthesiology in the army and civilian health care in Czechoslovakia.
Key words:
history of anaesthesia – general anaesthesia – military health service
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