Military trauma system in Afghanistan: Lessons for civil systems?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 569-577

  Bailey, Col Jeffrey A ^a,b,c   Morrison, Maj Jonathan J ^d,e   Rasmussen, Col Todd E ^a,c  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Joint Base San Antonio ^*  (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

en route care; performance improvement; tactical evacuation; trauma system

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AFGHANISTAN; AIR FORCE; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; EN ROUTE CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY TRAUMA SYSTEM; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RED CROSS; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; BENCHMARKING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84888188202     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000037     Document Type: Review

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