The most common cause of preventable death on the conventional battlefield or on special operations force (SOF) missions is hemorrhage. SOF missions may take place in remote and austere locations.… Click to show full abstract
The most common cause of preventable death on the conventional battlefield or on special operations force (SOF) missions is hemorrhage. SOF missions may take place in remote and austere locations. Many preventable deaths in combat occur within 30 min of wounding. Therefore, SOF damage control resuscitation (DCR) and damage control surgery (DCS) teams may improve combat casualty survival in the SOF environment.
               
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