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Unique aspects of anticipated shipboard vascular trauma
D L Sturtz1, P M Rhee, N M Rich
1Department of Surgery, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799, USA.
Cardiovascular Surgery (London, England)
|September 2, 1998
Abstract:
This article mentions notable historical examples of vascular injuries that occur at sea. It traces the development of modern ships and the concomitant capability to provide medical care to the personnel who go in harm's way on these ships. The importance of vascular surgery training for the general surgeon assigned to sea duty is stressed.