title: A general surgeon in Vietnam: lessons learned the hard way.
abstract: As a general surgeon in Vietnam, I learned about readiness, preparation, survival, and support the hard way. Tri-Service cooperation training, logistics, personnel utilization, and evacuation will help to provide the best possible care to our troops.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D014481:United States; D014744:Vietnam; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy