The U.S. Navy's Forward Resuscitative Surgery System during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Initial experience of US Marine Corps forward resuscitative surgical system during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
HYPOTHESIS Modern US Marine Corps (USMC) combat tactics are dynamic and nonlinear. While effective strategically, this can prolong the time it takes to transport the wounded to surgical capability, potentially worsening outcomes. To offset this, the USMC developed the Forward Resuscitative Surgical System (FRSS). By operating in close proximity to active combat units, these small, rapidly mobil...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0026-4075,1930-613X
DOI: 10.7205/milmed.170.4.297