Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook

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nerve blockade at, 5–164—5–168
PIPJ or DIPJ joint dislocations of, 3–65
Hand signals, in care under fire, 1–1
Handwashing station, improvised, 5–117f
Hansen’s disease. See Leprosy
Hantaan virus, 5–68
Hantavirus, 6–61
assessment of, 5–69
follow-up, 5–69
patient education for, 5–69
signs of, 5–68—5–69
symptoms of, 5–68
transmission of, 5–68
treatment for, 5–69
zoonotic disease considerations in, 5–69
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, 5–68, 5–69
differential diagnosis of, 5–87
HAPE. See High altitude pulmonary edema
(HAPE)
Head
bites about, 7–8
puncture wounds from human bites, 7–7
trauma to
with blast injury, 7–26
differential diagnosis of, 6–39, 6–44
as disqualifying condition for diving,
6–22
dyspnea with, 3–116, 3–117
in hypertensive emergency, 4–5
manic and depressive symptoms with,
3–16
Head lice, 4–62—4–63
Headache
assessment of, 3–56
cluster, 3–55, 3–56
in common cold and flu, 4–10
conditions causing, 3–55
disqualifying condition for diving, 6–22
follow-up, 3–57
in high altitude cerebral edema, 6–39
migraine, 3–55, 3–56
patient education for, 3–56
signs of, 3–55
symptoms of, 3–55
tension, 3–55, 3–56
treatment of, 3–56
Hearing
dysfunction of as disqualifying condition for diving,
6 –22
loss of with ear barotrauma, 6–1
Heart abnormalities, EKG, 8–12
Heart attacks
chest pain with, 3–10
referred pain to shoulder in, 3–70
Heart block, 3–111
Heart disease, dyspnea with, 3–116
Heart murmur, 3–116
Heart sounds
with dyspnea, 3–116
muffled, 8–12


Heat cramps, 6–48
Heat exhaustion, 6–49—6–50
syncope with, 3–117, 3–118
Heat-related illness, 6–48—6–51
acclimatization and, 6–47—6–48
fever with, 3–31
mechanisms of, 6–47
Heat stroke, 6–50
assessment of, 6–50
differential diagnosis of, 6–49
follow-up for, 6–51
patient education for, 6–51
symptoms and signs of, 6–50
treatment for, 6–50—6–51
Heat test, dental caries, 5–20
Heel spur syndrome
assessment of, 5–1
causes of, 5–1
follow-up for, 5–2
patient education for, 5–2
signs of, 5–1
symptoms of, 5–1
treatment for, 5–1—5–2
HEENT
examination in secondary trauma survey, 7–4
referred pain from in headache, 3–55, 3–56
for underwater blast injury, 6–19
Helicobacter pylori
in peptic ulcer disease, 4–84
recurrence of, 4–85—4–86
triple therapy for, 4–85
Helicopter landing sites
criteria for, 1–25
field expedient landing zone
daytime, 1–29
nighttime, 1–30
identifying, 1–25
night operation considerations, 1–25—1–26
semi-fixed base operations
daytime, 1–27
nighttime, 1–28
Hemacytometer, 8–55, 8–57
Hematemesis, 4–85
Hematocrit, 8–53
in anemia, 4–8
for blood disorders, 4–8
normal values of, 8–54
Hematoma, subdural/epidural, 4–36
Hematospermia, 4–88
Hematuria, 4–88
differential diagnosis of, 5–47
urinalysis in, 8–43
Heme protein, 3–57
Hemoglobin
low blood levels of, 4–8, 5–139t
variations in, 8–56, 8–58
Hemoglobinuria, 8–43
Hemolysis
bilirubin metabolism in, 3–57
with vitamin E deficiency, 5–138t
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