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  • Title: Modern war surgery: the experience of Bosnia. 1: Deployment.
    Author: Mehran R, Connelly P, Boucher P, Berthiaume E, Côté M.
    Journal: Can J Surg; 1995 Jun; 38(3):266-74. PubMed ID: 7788606.
    Abstract:
    In the first of two papers on the experience of a Canadian military surgical team in the former Yugoslavia, the authors describe the deployment of the field surgical hospital, the medical structure that supported the Canadian battle group. The hospital was made up of tent sections erected within an unfinished concrete factory building. The hospital comprised a treatment area for sick parades and reception, a pharmacy, a resuscitation area for nonambulatory casualties, a laboratory, an x-ray section, an operating room and sterilization section and a ward. The hospital could be mobilized if necessary. The setup proved to be functional for the treatment of injured soldiers. Although long delays were expected because of difficulties in transporting the injured, the patients reached the hospital in a reasonable time after injury and could be treated satisfactorily. During the period of its deployment, this hospital was used more than any other Canadian hospital in the United Nations mission. This experience allowed the authors to identify deficiencies and to correct them quickly.
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