title: Caring for critically injured soldiers.
abstract: This article highlights the specific challenges faced by clinical staff caring for military casualties and identifies why routine clinical practice needs to be adapted to provide effective care. The types of injury are discussed as well as pain management regimens, which have to be tailored to accommodate particular patterns of injuries. Flashbacks and hallucinations are common problems following traumatic injury and affect each soldier differently. The need for psychological support is explored because this is one of the most challenging aspects of caring for military casualties and their families.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008889:Military Personnel; D009752:Nutritional Status; D059408:Pain Management; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*