Regional anaesthesia and analgesia on the front line.
Deployment to a combat zone with the military poses many challenges to the anaesthetist. One of these challenges is the safe, rapid and comfortable initial wound management and repatriation of wounded combat soldiers to their home country or tertiary treatment facility for definitive care and rehabilitation. The current conflict in Afghanistan is associated with injury patterns that differ from wars such as Vietnam or Korea. This report describes the experience of an Australian military anaesthetist and the value of regional anaesthesia and analgesia for the care of the wounded combat soldier
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International Security Assistance Force Military Hospital, Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D001315:Australia; D005392:First Aid; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy