Combat medicine operations manual : from the Korean War to Afghanistan : insights into surgical and nursing techniques that enable combat medical teams to save lives and alleviate suffering on the battlefield / Penny Starns.

  • Starns, Penny
Date:
2019
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Sparkford, Somerset : Haynes Publishing, 2019.

Physical description

187 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 28 cm

Contents

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Combat readiness -- First response -- Evacuation of casualities -- Anaesthesia -- Vascular surgery -- Orthopaedic surgery -- Traumatic brain and facial injuries -- Psychological trauma -- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons (CBRN) -- Focus on the field hospital -- Epilogue -- Endnotes -- Bibliography and sources -- Appendices -- Index.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (page 180) and index.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WD939 2019S79c
    Open shelves

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9781785212659
  • 1785212656