Out of the crucible : how the US military transformed combat casualty care in Iraq and Afghanistan / senior editors, Arthur L. Kellermann, Eric Elster ; associate editors, Charles Babington, Racine Harris.
Contributor(s): Kellermann, Arthur [editor.]
| Elster, Eric [editor.] | Babington, Charles [editor.] | Harris, Racine [editor.] | Borden Institute (U.S.) [issuing body.].
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TextPublisher: Fort Sam Houston, Texas : Office of the Surgeon General, Borden Institute, US Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, 2017General Notes: Available through the R2 Digital Library, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 438 pages) : color illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780160941788.Other title: How the US military transformed combat casualty care in Iraq and Afghanistan.Uniform titles: Out of the crucible (Kellermann) Subject(s): Medicine, Military -- United States | Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries -- United States | Iraq War, 2003-2011 | Afghan War, 2001- | United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical care -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 616.9/8023 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| E-book | Davenport Library e-book | E-book | 616.9/8023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | mq610559 |
Available through the R2 Digital Library, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Includes bibliographical references.
Section one: Foundations -- Section two: Innovations -- Section three: Challenges.
During the last decade, the US Military Health System-while caring simultaneously for combatants fighting two wars and for millions of service members, dependents, and military retirees at home- completely transformed its approach to combat casualty care. From the point of injury on the battlefield to rehabilitation and reintegration of wounded warriors into their communities, military innovators rapidly devised, implemented, refined, and spread new techniques and technologies throughout the force. They were able to succeed because the Military Health System was willing to learn from its failures and build on its successes. Through a mix of observation and the systematic collection and analysis of data (most notably, creation of the Joint Trauma System), military medicine continually improved. Primarily written by the military providers responsible for innovations in each field, this 44- chapter book documents each of these advances and provides stories of individual service members who benefited from them.
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