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THE TREATMENT OF BATTLE CASUALTIES IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN AREA 1
Author(s) -
Button Eardley
Publication year - 1945
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1945.tb02954.x
Subject(s) - battle , medicine , desert (philosophy) , general surgery , surgery , medical emergency , ancient history , law , history , political science
S ummary 1. The problems of evacuation and the establishment of forward surgical centres in Italy are contrasted with those in the Western Desert. 2. Some principles in the treatment of the main types of battle casualties are discussed: ( a ) abdominal wounds, ( b ) chest wounds, ( c ) wounds of the extremities and injuries of the popliteal artery.