Medical Trends: An Evaluation of Medical Support Given in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama and Saudi Arabia

摘要

Meeting today's medical mission demands in a resource austere environment requires an active analysis of medical support given to soldiers and civilians in previous conflicts. This paper reviews medical support given in four previous conflicts. Analysis includes predeployment, logistics, communication, patient evacuation, preventive medicine, veterinary services, civilian assistance and post-deployment. Courses of action are developed to improve medical care given in a war time environment.