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- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Chapter 13 Advances in Pre-Hospital Care
- Chapter 14 The Changing Face of Clinical Medicine in Major Trauma
- Chapter 15 The Changing Face of Traumatic Injury
- Chapter 16 Lessons from History and the Epidemiology of Severe Epidemics and Pandemics
- Chapter 17 The Health Aspects of Epidemics and Pandemics
- Chapter 18 Challenges in Managing Epidemics and Pandemics Illustrated by Ebola and COVID-19
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - The Changing Face of Clinical Medicine in Major Trauma
Lessons from Civilian Practice and Military Deployments
from Section 2 - Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Chapter 13 Advances in Pre-Hospital Care
- Chapter 14 The Changing Face of Clinical Medicine in Major Trauma
- Chapter 15 The Changing Face of Traumatic Injury
- Chapter 16 Lessons from History and the Epidemiology of Severe Epidemics and Pandemics
- Chapter 17 The Health Aspects of Epidemics and Pandemics
- Chapter 18 Challenges in Managing Epidemics and Pandemics Illustrated by Ebola and COVID-19
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Summary
The survival rate of 90% among wounded UK troops in Afghanistan (2004–2014) was the highest in the history of warfare. Foremost among these were severely disabled amputees, who emerged as an unexpected cohort of survivors of critical injuries. Soldiers who would have died from injuries in earlier wars were kept alive thanks to fellow soldiers highly trained in trauma medicine, paramedics who accompanied the helicopters, and the trauma care that the troops later received in hospital. We discuss our UK experience of learning from warfare, what made a difference, and how new knowledge could be used to improve physical injury and mental health related to trauma care in the UK. For the sake and sacrifice of our fallen and injured soldiers and for the benefit of our future NHS patients, an obligation rests with the NHS to allow the lessons learned from past conflicts to benefit the injured of the future.
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- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental HealthThe Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks, pp. 89 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024