Objective: To examine the possibility of estimating the number of civilian casualties in
modern armed conflicts. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the …

While the prior two decades of counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East have
resulted in critical advances in battlefield medicine with the lowest case fatality rate in …

MATERIALS AND METHODS An English language literature search was performed from
January 1, 1980, to October 15, 2020, using four bibliographic databases and one …

Background The US military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan had the most casualties since
Vietnam with more than 53,000 wounded in action. Novel injury mechanisms, such as …

ABSTRACT Introduction The 75th Ranger Regiment is an elite US military special
operations unit that conducted over 20 years of sustained combat operations. The Regiment …

Developed for the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC),
the Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care 5e is ideal for training all surgeons who …

Introduction Previous conflicts have demonstrated the impact of physician readiness on
early battlefield mortality rates. To prepare for the lethal nature of today's threat environment …

Among the main preventable causes of death in the area of operations is external
exsanguinating hemorrhage in the extremities, hence the importance of the tourniquet as a …

METHODS We queried the Military Health System Data Repository to identify service
members injured in combat between 2007 and 2011. Sociodemographics, injury …

Objective: We sought to evaluate long-term healthcare requirements of American military
servicemembers with combat-related injuries. Summary of Background Data: US military …