title: [Control of bleeding in the military environment].
abstract: One of the basics of military medicine is the control of haemorrhagic shock. Haemorrhage is the first cause of preventable death in combat, with the adequate control of bleeding being considered as fundamental to estimate the survival of the combatant as well as therapeutic support aimed at minimising blood loss being a challenge within military health logistics. The aim of this work is to review the medical and logistics advances in the treatment of bleeding in the military environment and combat during the latest conflicts, and to describe what is the current contribution of the Spanish Armed Forces and to profile future lines of investigation.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, España. r_navarro_suay@yahoo.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Navarro Suay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Ferrer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiménez Vizuete
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D000465:Algorithms; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008889:Military Personnel