What is Battlefield medicine?
Battlefield Medicine is a medical field whose aim is to heal soldiers injured on the fight. It is a subfield of military medicine in general, in general, in particular, the wounds are treated or near the hospital. Most of the wounds treated in Battlefield medicine are traumatic, combat -related injuries such as missiles or shrapnel wounds. Effective medical treatment on the battlefield relies on various factors, including doctors' skills, available medical equipment and the possibility of evacuating the more stable therapeutic center. One of the most important aspects of such treatment is to control bleeding as quickly as possible. Stabilization of patients, control of bleeding and prevention of contamination in a short time of injury is often necessary to provide injured soldiers a chance of survival. Moremplex injuries can be treated at nearby medical stations. In some cases, Battlefield specialists are able to provide remote video or telephone assistance to Battlefield doctors. It is expected thatThese doctors will be able to perform a number of different medical procedures while they are under extreme pressure. It must be able to provide quick and appropriate medical care, often in protecting themselves or trying to remove their patients from danger.
Getting wounded soldiers from the battlefield is the main part of Battlefield medicine. In general, military medicine often offers different levels of care based on distance from the battlefield. Medics provide emergency care in the fight before working on the evacuation of injured soldiers. Somewhere behind the combat lines, thjsou often stationary medical facilities for continuing wound treatment. Permanent therapeutic equipment may exist even further from the fight. Especially serious injuries that require long -term treatment may require complete evacuation to permanent hospitals.
In the course of history, Battlefield Medicine led to many important progress in civil medicine. For example, many methods of transport toRiv and transfusion originated or was improved in the battlefield settings. Some drug -related techniques such as medical evacuation with outpatient clinics or helicopters have also been significantly improved by using Battlefield medicine. The opposite is also sometimes true. It is known that progress in civil medicine contributes to valuable new techniques and technologies to the Battlefield Medicine.