Lessons learned from the experience of visceral military surgeons in the French role 3 Medical Treatment Facility of Kabul (Afghanistan): An extended skill mix required

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1301-1306

  Bonnet, S ^a   Gonzalez, F ^b   Poichotte, A ^c   Duverger, V ^a   Pons, F ^b,d  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Service Rééducation Centre Hospitalier Loire Vendée Océan   (France)

^d Hôpital Inter Armées du Val de Grâce   (France)

Author keywords

Advanced course for abroad deployment surgery; Medical treatment facility; Surgical skills; Training; War surgery

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BURN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY SERVICE; MORTALITY; NURSING COMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; SOLDIER; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERA;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84863503107     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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