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The above quote applies especially to military medicine: Weaponry has become increasingly lethal, but medical advances are making horrific wounds survivable. It was my job as the Surgeon General of the Army to build a robust medical presence on the battlefield and a sophisticated system of recovery...

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Published in:Providing for the Casualties of War p. iii
Main Author: Ronald R. Blanck
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 29-04-2013
Subjects:
Allied health
Health sciences
Historical methodology
Historiography
History
Medical specialties
Military history
Military medicine
Occupational medicine
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Summary:The above quote applies especially to military medicine: Weaponry has become increasingly lethal, but medical advances are making horrific wounds survivable. It was my job as the Surgeon General of the Army to build a robust medical presence on the battlefield and a sophisticated system of recovery care and rehabilitation for our wounded soldiers. InProviding for the Casualties of War, Dr. Bernard Rostker sets my task against the backdrop of history. Histories of military medicine usually concentrate on battlefield care and transportation, occasionally on recovery in hospital systems, and rarely on rehabilitation. Efforts to consider all aspects of care,
ISBN:0833078356
9780833078353