title: Rocket grenade injuries: patient management in a field hospital setting.
abstract: An incident involving RPG-7 (rocket grenade) injuries was managed in a field hospital in the Middle East. Used by guerrilla forces worldwide, the RPG-7 is exemplary of military weapons that produce extensive fragment-related wounds and associated blast effects. The active duty or reserve military physician must be prepared to diagnose and treat such injuries in a remote setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, 60th Medical Group, Travis AFB, CA 94535.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wiedeman
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014421:Turkey; D014857:Warfare