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View article: ‘Golden day’ is a myth: rethinking medical timelines and risk in large scale combat operations
‘Golden day’ is a myth: rethinking medical timelines and risk in large scale combat operations Open
The evolving landscape of battlefield medicine forces medical planners to prepare for large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer adversaries, requiring reassessment of recent medical strategies. Despite lacking medical backing, the …
View article: Abdominal aortic junctional tourniquet (AAJT-S): a systematic review of utility in military practice
Abdominal aortic junctional tourniquet (AAJT-S): a systematic review of utility in military practice Open
Introduction Haemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially survivable death on the battlefield. Despite overall improvement in battlefield mortality, there has been no improvement in survival following non-compressible torso haemorrhage …
View article: Haemostatic resuscitation in practice: a descriptive analysis of blood products administered during Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan
Haemostatic resuscitation in practice: a descriptive analysis of blood products administered during Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan Open
Introduction Life-threatening haemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially survivable injury in battlefield casualties. During Operation HERRICK (Afghanistan), mortality rates improved year on year due to a number of advances in trauma …
View article: <i>Emergency Medicine Journal</i>COVID-19 monthly top five
<i>Emergency Medicine Journal</i>COVID-19 monthly top five Open
Background Crizotinib, a dual anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is currently being evaluated for the treatment of neuroblastoma. Its effects are thought to be mediated m…
View article: 140 Killed in Action (KIA): an analysis of military personnel who died of their injuries before reaching a definitive medical treatment facility in Afghanistan (2004–2014)
140 Killed in Action (KIA): an analysis of military personnel who died of their injuries before reaching a definitive medical treatment facility in Afghanistan (2004–2014) Open
Aims/Objectives/Background Most fatalities from trauma, in civilian and military settings, die before reaching a hospital. However, no previous studies have comprehensively examined this phase of care. The aim of this study was to define t…
View article: Killed in action (KIA): an analysis of military personnel who died of their injuries before reaching a definitive medical treatment facility in Afghanistan (2004–2014)
Killed in action (KIA): an analysis of military personnel who died of their injuries before reaching a definitive medical treatment facility in Afghanistan (2004–2014) Open
Introduction The majority of combat deaths occur before arrival at a medical treatment facility but no previous studies have comprehensively examined this phase of care. Methods The UK Joint Theatre Trauma Registry was used to identify all…