نتایج جستجو برای: civilian casualties
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Sulfur mustard has been used as a vesicant chemical warfare agent. To investigate the ocular damage it causes, we studied the effects on chemical casualties in the Iran-Iraq War. The patient population consisted of more than 5,000 chemical casualties, both military and civilian. The range of ocular damage was wide. The most common ocular effects were conjunctivitis and photophobia. Patients wit...
Burns are a very real component of combat-related injuries, and infections are the leading cause of mortality in burn casualties. The prevention of infection in the burn casualty transitioning from the battlefield to definitive care provided at the burn center is critical in reducing overall morbidity and mortality. This review highlights evidence-based medicine recommendations using military a...
BACKGROUND Although differences of opinion and controversies may arise, lessons learned from military conflicts often translate into improvements in triage, resuscitation strategies, and surgical technique. Our fully integrated national trauma system, providing care for both military and civilian casualties, necessitates close cooperation between all aspects of both sectors. We theorized that l...
Contingency operations are by their nature unpredictable and high-risk, with undeveloped logistical support, and medical provision is no exception. Can the contingency experiences of the last three decades help to predict the type of casualties that may be seen in future contingency operations? By reviewing published casualty statistics available from Operations CORPORATE, TELIC 1 and HERRICK 4...
Thermal injury historically constitutes approximately 5% to 20% of conventional warfare casualties. This article reviews medical planning for burn care during war in Iraq and experience with burns during the war at the US Army Burn Center; aboard the USNS Comfort hospital ship; and at Combat Support Hospitals in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Two burn surgeons were deployed to the military hospital i...
A recent large civilian randomized controlled trial on the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) for trauma reported important survival benefits. Subsequently, successful use of TXA for combat casualties in Afghanistan was also reported. As a result of these promising studies, there has been growing interest in the use of TXA for trauma. Potential adverse effects of TXA have also been reported. A US Dep...
CMAJ • APRIL 14, 2009 • 180(8) © 2009 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors E16 Iremember how well everyone worked together and the patients that we cared for as if it were yesterday. Despite the decreasing coverage of events in the media, military activities were almost always occurring and resulted in a constant stream of patients, often in numbers that would overwhelm even the busies...
BACKGROUND Mumbai, the financial capital of India, was attacked by terrorists at various famous, densely populated places on 26 November 2008. The attack lasted for 60 h, resulting in multiple civilian casualties from bullet and blast injuries. The aim was to review the disaster management plan and analyse the injury patterns and surgical response. METHODS The disaster management plan was act...
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine if emergency tourniquet use saved lives. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Tourniquets have been proposed as lifesaving devices in the current war and are now issued to all soldiers. Few studies, however, describe their actual use in combat casualties. METHODS A prospective survey of injured who required tourniquets was performed over 7 months in 2...
The World Trade Center attack cast some physicians in roles outside their usual hospital practice. The incident required several physicians to function in the dangerous environment of the disaster. Priorities and triage strategies established by the police, emergency medical service and fire departments, while adhered to, required instantaneous modification and upgrading given the vast loss of ...
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