Treating pain on the battlefield: a warrior's perspective
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Quantifying Pain Location and Intensity with Multimodal Pain Body Diagrams
Published on: July 7, 2023
Chester C Buckenmaier1, Hisani Brandon-Edwards, David Borden
1Defense and Veterans Pain Management Initiative, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA. baybuck@gmail.com
Abstract:
The current conflicts in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom; commenced October 2001) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom; commenced March 2003) have been remarkable due to the more than 90% survival rate among wounded warriors. Although this statistic is a historic achievement by the military's medical services, other medical issues have taken on greater emphasis as more casualties from war survive than ever before. Pain management of United States wounded, in particular, has been a medical issue of increasing importance, as modern understanding of the detrimental effects of pain on recovery and rehabilitation becomes clearer. In this review, a warrior's perspective of military pain management is explored and potential for improvement discussed.
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