RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Hospitais Militares/organização & administração , Hospitais de Emergência , Medicina Militar/história , Militares , Guerra , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/cirurgia , Resgate Aéreo , Ilhas Malvinas , História do Século XX , Humanos , Medicina Militar/métodos , Transporte de Pacientes , Reino Unido/epidemiologia , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/mortalidadeRESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Medicina Militar/organização & administração , Militares , Guerra , Ferimentos e Lesões/cirurgia , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Causas de Morte , Ilhas Malvinas , Hospitais Militares/organização & administração , Humanos , Fatores de Risco , Reino Unido/etnologia , Ferimentos e Lesões/etiologia , Ferimentos e Lesões/mortalidadeRESUMO
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.
