title: [Conditions for the survival of combat casualties in overseas operations: procedure and experience from the Afghan out-of-hospital theater].
abstract: Recent conflicts have led the French Army Health Service to specify the setting condition for the survival of combat casualties in overseas operations. The majority of them are victims of explosion injuries, and an early and effective control of bleeding is the primary means of improving survival. A procedure called "Combat Rescue" is taught. This chronological procedure favours external haemostasis and led to specific equipment, in particular a tourniquet and a haemostatic bandage of high efficiency. It is applied in recent years on the Afghan out-of-hospital theatre. A very front medical presence, which is systematic during evacuations, is a feature of the French Army Health Service operations support.
authors.affiliation: Anesthésie-Réanimation d'urgences, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées, Sainte-Anne - 83041 Toulon cedex. bruno.palmier@free.fr
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Palmier
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*