The 912th forward surgical team in operation new dawn: Employment of the forward surgical team during troop withdrawal under combat conditions

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1267-1271

  Counihan, Timothy C ^a   Danielson, Paul D ^b  

^a BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL SURGERY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, PACKAGED; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OPERATING ROOMS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84871211860     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00137     Document Type: Article

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