The experience of World War I prepared the RCAMC for World War II, for which the same
format of deployment was used. Again, extraordinary numbers of patients were cared for by …

This edition of TSACO provides a forum for selected, stimulating presentations from the
Mattox Vegas Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery (TCCACS) 2024 and Medical …

It has been an honor and pleasure to serve as your President, and my affection for the
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), its traditions, and you, its members …

I was extremely honored to be selected by the American College of Surgeons Committee on
Trauma (ACS COT) to deliver the 2016 Scudder Oration on Trauma. Dr Charles Locke …

Global Combat Damage-Control Surgery Damage-control surgery is well established in
civilian trauma centers and is described as the trilogy of abbreviated operation, intensive …

Seven years have passed since Canada ended its combat mission in Afghanistan and the
Canadian Journal of Surgery published the first Canadian Forces supplement on war …

Because I have the dubious distinction of being the oldest living ex-chairman of the
Committee on Trauma (COT), it is perhaps fitting that I should be allowed to reflect on my …

The specialty of trauma/critical care is relatively new and is currently in a state of evolution
as we now face not only a shortage of surgeons but also an alarmingly increasing number of …

The last 10 years of conflict has produced a wealth of experience and novel techniques in
operative trauma surgery. The articles we review here are essential for the contemporary …

Acute care surgery (ACS) was initially proposed by the American Association for the Surgery
of Trauma as a specialty composed of trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency surgery …