ABSTRACT
In the recent Falklands campaign four Army Field Surgical Teams were deployed in the two phases of the war. They functioned as Advanced Surgical Centres and operated on 233 casualties. There were 3 deaths. The patterns of wounding and the methods of casualty management are discussed and compared with other recent campaigns.
Subject(s)
Hospitals, Military/organization & administration , Hospitals, Packaged , Military Medicine/history , Military Personnel , Warfare , Wounds, Gunshot/surgery , Air Ambulances , Falkland Islands , History, 20th Century , Humans , Military Medicine/methods , Transportation of Patients , United Kingdom/epidemiology , Wounds, Gunshot/mortalityABSTRACT
In the Falklands War, advanced surgical centers were set up and 241 patients underwent surgery. There were three deaths. The patterns of wounding, method of casualty management, and lessons learned are discussed.
Subject(s)
Military Medicine/organization & administration , Military Personnel , Warfare , Wounds and Injuries/surgery , Biomechanical Phenomena , Cause of Death , Falkland Islands , Hospitals, Military/organization & administration , Humans , Risk Factors , United Kingdom/ethnology , Wounds and Injuries/etiology , Wounds and Injuries/mortalityABSTRACT
In the recent Falklands campaign four Army Field Surgical Teams were deployed in the two phases of the war. They functioned as Advanced Surgical Centres and operated on 233 casualties. There were 3 deaths. The patterns of wounding and the methods of casualty management are discussed and compared with other recent campaigns.
