title: [Managing an influx of casualties in Afghanistan].
abstract: Forward medical support is a fundamental principle of French army health service doctrine. During operations, the mission of army doctors and nurses is to treat casualties as high up the rescue chain as possible. This article describes the example of Afghanistan, in 2012, when the French army had to manage in a hostile environment an influx of casualties, sometimes massive and causing resources to become saturated.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Planchet
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cazes
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pudupin
authors.forename: Jarome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leyral
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lefort
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*