From the Combat Medic to the Forward Surgical Team: The Madigan Model for Improving Trauma Readiness of Brigade Combat Teams Fighting the Global War on Terror

Medics assigned to combat units have a notable paucity of trauma experience. Our goal was to provide intense trauma refresher training for the conventional combat medic to better prepare them for combat casualty care in the War on Terror. Our Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course (TC3) consisted of t...

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Published in:	The Journal of surgical research Vol. 138; no. 1; pp. 25 - 31
Main Authors:	Sohn, Vance Y., Miller, Joseph P., Koeller, Craig A., Gibson, Steven O., Azarow, Kenneth S., Myers, Jerome B., Beekley, Alec C., Sebesta, James A., Christensen, Jon B., Rush, Robert M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2007 Elsevier
Subjects:	Anesthesia Animals Biological and medical sciences combat medic Disease Models, Animal Emergency Medical Services Emergency Medical Technicians - education first responder General aspects Goats Health participants Humans Manikins Medical sciences Military Medicine - education Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Surgery Terrorism trauma simulators Triage war surgery Warfare Wounds and Injuries - therapy war surgery combat medic first responder trauma simulators Health staff War Trauma Medicine Improvement Treatment Motivation Surgery Models Simulator
ISSN:	0022-4804, 1095-8673
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