[The treatment of combat casualties today]. / La prise en charge des blessés de guerre aujourd'hui.

Most soldiers are wounded by an explosion and haemorrhaging is the main cause of death. From the first aid provided on the field of combat to repatriation to France, every stage in the treatment of injured soldiers is meticulously organised in order to save as many lives as possible.

[Supporting casualties and their family through to complete rehabilitation]. / Accompagner le blessé et ses proches jusqu'à la réhabilitation complète.

Totally committed, both on the technical as well as the relational level, hospital nursing teams draw on complementary skills when working with wounded soldiers and their families, throughout the treatment pathway and through to the complete rehabilitation of the patient. Humanising the treatment takes on added meaning in intensive care, as a team from the Percy military teaching hospital in Clamart can testify.

Blast injuries: from triage to critical care.

Injuries from explosions are multilayered. Although blast injuries are thought of most often in a military context, all nurses need to be prepared to care for these casualties. Awareness of the multiple levels of injuries and the need to modify care based on the underlying pathology have reduced morbidity and mortality in patients who have complex and very critical injuries.