Emergency War Surgery. First United States Revision of the Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook.

Abstract

Military surgery is a development within the art and science of surgery which is designed to carry out a specialized, essential, and highly significant mission under the adverse conditions of war. The additional necessity of haste in caring for a continuous flow of battle casualties does not mean that military surgery is carried out in an atmosphere of confusion and disorder or that standard principles of treatment are abandoned. On the contrary, as all past military medical history shows, intelligent planning and training, in anticipation of the needs of the emergency, have made possible an enviable record in military medicine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA305002

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Whelan Jr

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arteries
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Debridement
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design