Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) in the UK Armed Forces
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Trauma risk management (TRiM) in the UK Armed Forces.
Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) is a novel system of post incident management which intend to allow commanders to provide appropriate support to their subordinates in the aftermath of traumatic events. Given the current very considerable operational tempo being experienced by the majority of the UK Armed Forces, it is perhaps not surprising that TRiM has been in use in both Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0035-8665,2052-0468
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-154-02-11