Crush injuries are complicated and uncommon in prehospital medicine. They combine the
complications of traumatic injuries, medical syndromes, and technical rescue. This …

Crush injuries present a challenging case for medical providers and require knowledge and
skill to manage the subsequent damage to multiple organ systems. In an austere …

Introduction Primary disasters may result in mass casualty events with serious injuries,
including crush injury and crush syndrome. Objective This narrative review provides a …

Dear Editor, Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, pose significant global threats. On
January 1, 2024, a devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Noto Peninsula …

An unusual motor vehicle collision case is presented involving a complex, prolonged
extrication with crush injury. While crush injury and crush syndrome are often considered to …

Crush injury is the anatomical injury associated with direct trauma due to a compressive
force, usually resulting from prolonged entrapment following structural collapse or industrial …

An urban search and rescue (US&R) team is a specialized group of individuals with
appropriate equipment, skills, and training that may be called into action during the disaster …

[Case 3] A 25-year-old male was transferred to this hospital 35 hours after injury. He had
been compressed under the debris for eight hours, and had renal failure on admission. He …

Climbing incidents present a myriad of challenges to prehospital teams. Management
decisions are often influenced by factors including difficulties in accessing patients, limited …

IntroductionCrush syndrome, of which little is known, occurs as a result of compression
injury to the muscles. This syndrome is characterized by systemic manifestations such as …