Burn Care in Iraq

Abstract

The objective of this presentation was to review lessons learned from 3 years of combat burn care in Iraq from 2003 to the present. The focus is on non-US personnel. In 2003, the U.S. Army Burn Center (ISR) deployed a burn surgeon to the Central Command area. This surgeon provided Advanced Burn Life Support training with additional combat-oriented modules, and direct patient care aboard the USNS Comfort. Lessons learned from that deployment included the need to take care of civilians of all ages. Some of these patients will require definitive care and there is a need for burn expertise among deployed personnel. Burn care in the theater of operations is logistically demanding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA627941

Entities

People

  • Leopoldo C. Cancio

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Support
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.