title: [Wounded in action: the platinum ten minutes and the golden hour].
abstract: In the battlefield, the majority of casualties die within ten minutes of the trauma. Most injuries result from an explosion and haemorrhage plays a central role. To improve survival rates, the French Army Health Service has developed a chain of survival from the battlefield to France based on prehospital combat casualty care, forward medical support during the first hour and damage control surgery.
authors.forename: Jean-louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Daban
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falzone
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boutonnet
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peigne
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lenoir
mesh_terms: D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D013997:Time Factors; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*