Eye Trauma Management - OIF Clinical Considerations

Abstract

Deployed ophthalmologists in combat support hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan, backed by subspecialty care in military medical centers across the country, are continuing to provide eye trauma care to deployed troops and injured civilians via a complex aero-medical evacuation system. Whenever possible this involves cooperation with local resources to provide civilian trauma care and follow-up. In contrast to Iraq which had a developed medical system before this conflict, the deployed ophthalmologist in Afghanistan represents the highest level of surgical eye care in the country and thus must employ a full range of skills to provide local eye trauma care to injured civilians, in addition to coalition combat wounded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA627939

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Johnson

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Injuries
  • Combat Support
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Eye Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Warfare
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Trauma or Military Medicine