(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced a horrific type of medical trauma known as the 'dismounted complex blast injury' in which an improvised explosive device detonates beneath a soldier patrolling on foot, often leading to the loss of multiple limbs. Previously, these injuries were considered deadly, but today, details of how to manage DCBIs, and in many cases stabilize these critically injured patients and restore many normal functions, are saving lives on the battlefield and in civilian trauma centers.
from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2fHDbBp
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