Trauma System Development in a Theater of War: Experiences From Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom

J. Eastridge, Brian; H. Jenkins, Donald; Flaherty, Stephen; J. Schiller, Henry; B. Holcomb, John

doi:10.1097/01.ta.0000245894.78941.90

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Trauma System Development in a Theater of War: Experiences From Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Dec 1, 2006

Authors:

Brian J. Eastridge

Donald H. Jenkins

Stephen Flaherty

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Medical lessons learned from Vietnam and previous military conflicts led to the development of civilian trauma systems in the United States. Operation Iraqi Freedom represents the first protracted, large-scale, armed conflict since the advent of civilian trauma systems in which to evalua...

Subject

Battlefield

Medicine

Medical emergency

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