Background The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Role 3 Multinational Medical
Unit (R3-MMU) is a tertiary care trauma facility that receives casualties, both coalition and …

We reviewed the pediatric trauma experience of one Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in
Afghanistan to focus on injuries, surgery, and outcomes in a war zone. We conducted a …

INTRODUCTION International humanitarian law requires emergency medical support for
both military personnel and civilians, including children. Here we present a detailed review …

BACKGROUND The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq produced thousands of pediatric
casualties, using substantial military medical resources. We sought to describe …

Background: Humanitarian and civilian emergency care accounts for up to one-third of US
military combat support hospital (CSH) admissions. Almost half of these admissions are …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The mission of the combat support hospital (CSH) is to evaluate
and treat combatants injured during war operations. The 31st CSH in Balad and Baghdad …

Abstract Background From August 2006–August 2010, as part of the ISAF mission, the
Armed Forces of the Netherlands deployed a role 2 enhanced Medical Treatment Facility …

BACKGROUND Besides care for injured US military personnel, doctrine also requires life-,
limb-, and eyesight-saving care to all injured casualties, including children. This study's …

Background Understanding injury patterns specific for paediatric casualties of armed conflict
is essential to facilitate preparations by organizations that provide medical care in conflict …

Objectives Recent military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in the treatment
of children in British Medical facilities. In order to determine how care for children may …