title: Changes in the care of the battle casualty: lessons learned from the Falklands campaign.
abstract: In the Falklands War, advanced surgical centers were set up and 241 patients underwent surgery. There were three deaths. The patterns of wounding, method of casualty management, and lessons learned are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Headquarters 4th Division, Aldershot, England.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Batty
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002423:Cause of Death; D019432:Falkland Islands; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000208:ethnology; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*