title: Paediatric intensive care in the field hospital.
abstract: Our recent experience of paediatric critical care during UK military operations in Afghanistan is discussed alongside consideration of the background to the paediatric critical care service on deployment. We describe the intensive care unit's capabilities, details of recent paediatric critical care admissions during July to September 2008 and some of the ethical issues arising. Some desirable future developments will be suggested.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care, MDHU Northallerton.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J J K
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McNicholas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000346:Afghanistan; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom