First Aid and Basic Life Support Training in the Wilderness.

Introduction: French Guiana is a French territory in South America covered by 90% of tropical forest. Despite regular first aid standards training, some of the workers in isolated areas remain untrained in common problems they may encounter. We present here the knowledge assessment of these workers concerning first aid and a new training program.

Strategic Aeromedical Evacuations of the French Armed Forces in French Guiana From 2018 to 2020.

Introduction: The French Armed Forces are deployed in French Guiana (FG) to protect national territory and ensure the security of strategically important sites. Military health support (MHS) provides medical support for missions in this tropical environment, which is hazardous and where confrontations are possible. MHS must organize tactical and strategic evacuations (Strat-AEs), so that an optimal level of care can be delivered.

[The ABC's of the tactical tourniquet].

Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death. After rapid diagnosis of the injury, early stoppage of the bleeding and maintenance of effective coagulation are, in the pre-hospital setting, the two mainstays of treatment of hemorrhagic shock. The latter requires a trained and experienced medical and paramedical team to prevent patient morbidity and mortality.

[Initial gestures in response to victims of limb trauma in pre-hospital care].

Limb trauma is a frequent pathology in pre-hospital care. The first responder caregiver plays a crucial role in terms of the application of the initial care in order to save the limb and life of the patient and to limit the functional consequences. He has to follow strict rules of safety and efficiency.

[Management of a patient with severe limb trauma].

The management of a patient with limb trauma begins with a rapid assessment of the lesions in order to prioritise the treatment of life-threatening lesions, primarily haemorrhage. Severe limb trauma is defined by the presence of specific severity criteria and requires the injured person to be referred to a specialised severe trauma centre. The prognosis is twofold, both vital and functional, based on the speed as well as the quality of immediate pre-hospital care, specific hospital care and the prevention of secondary complications.

[Pain management at the emergency room reception desk].

Pain is the main complaint during an emergency room visit. Whether it is a reason in itself or associated with other symptoms, its management determines the proper course of care. They are also potentially a source of new pain, or added strain for the patient, relatives and caregivers.

[Pre-hospital treatment of the seriously burned person].

Pre-hospital management of a severe burn begins with an early assessment of the burn (burned skin surface, depth, location) and the concerned patient (age, comorbidities, injury associations). The immediate vital prognosis is more often due to associated injuries (trauma or poisoning) rather than burns. The patient must be referred by medical regulation to a burn treatment centre.

Evolution of symptoms and quality of life during Zika virus infection: A 1-year prospective cohort study.

Background: Although the complications of Zika virus infection have been well described, the clinical pattern has not been reported in enough detail to differentiate this infection from those with other arboviroses, and no longitudinal study has yet been published on the persistence of symptoms and quality of life.

Objectives: were to describe bio-clinical pattern and quality of life during ZIKV infection, and their evolution.

Study Design: We present a 1-year clinical follow-up of 49 people infected with Zika virus in French Guiana, for whom the diagnosis was confirmed by RT-PCR in serum or urine.