Open AccessMilitary Trauma and Surgical Procedures in Conflict Area: A Review for the Utilization of Forward Surgical Team
Author(s) -
Yiling Cai,
Jin-tao Ju,
Wenbao Liu,
Jian Zhang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usx048
Subject(s) - medicine , medical evacuation , medical emergency , mass casualty incident , military medicine , poison control , surgical team , medline , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , damage control , surgery , pathology , political science , law
Forward surgical teams (FSTs) have been used as highly mobile surgical facilities that provide "damage control" medical support in modern wars. FST regiments differ greatly in different armed services and nations. We systemically reviewed the utilization of FSTs around the world with an emphasis on the medical conditions and workloads encountered by FSTs in modern wars.
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