title: The role of a Royal Navy General Duties Medical Officer in helicopter assault force operations: a reflective article.
abstract: Royal Navy General Duties Medical Officers (RN GDMOs) are employed in land operations in Afghanistan in much the same way as British Army GDMOs. In this article the author explores how time with a Royal Marine Commando unit and completion of Commando training in parallel to thorough medical training are beneficial for the roles a RN GDMO is expected to undertake in Helicopter Assault Force Operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, RCDM, ICT Centre, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2SQ. jonathanritson@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ritson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000401:Aircraft; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D009326:Naval Medicine; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce