title: A mass casualty while in garrison during Operation Desert Storm.
abstract: In the theater of operations, rear echelon hospitals by doctrine receive patients who have been stabilized by forward hospitals. Occasionally, mass casualties will occur in the rear area, but rarely from combat causes. This report documents a mass casualty occurring in garrison from an anti-tank weapon misfiring. All rear echelon hospitals, regardless of their mission, must be prepared for the acute care of combat mass casualties.
authors.affiliation: 8th Evacuation Hospital, Operation Desert Storm, KFIA, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Satava
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Modesto
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D006280:Health Workforce; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D014481:United States