The Falklands war: Army field surgical experience
Jackson, D.S.; Batty, C.G.; Ryan, J.M.; McGregor, W.S.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 65(5): 281-285
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 6614760 Document Number: 209998
In the recent Falklands campaign four Army Field Surgical Teams were deployed in the two phases of the war. They functioned as Advanced Surgical Centres and operated on 233 casualties. There were 3 deaths. The patterns of wounding and the methods of casualty management are discussed and compared with other recent campaigns.
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