The dramatic changes in the management of critically ill or injured patients in the pre-
hospital environment that follow the implementation of lessons learnt in austere distant …

Trauma remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the UK, is the
primary cause of mortality in the first four decades of life and has a significant impact on the …

Critically ill patients can rarely feed themselves and are therefore at risk of becoming
malnourished. This is reflected in decreasing body weight and muscle mass. They are also …

Introduction Recent initiatives in the Care of the Trauma patient in the UK have led to the
establishment of Major Trauma Centres (MTCs), supporting a Trauma Network. It is …

Trauma remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the UK, is the
primary cause of mortality in the first four decades of life and has a significant impact on the …

Trauma remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the UK, is the
primary cause of mortality in the first four decades of life and has a significant impact on the …

We describe two instances where patients were being cared for in a critical care area of a
military field hospital during the recent conflict in Iraq. Both were critical care patients when …

Aims: The early delivery of effective analgesia is considered to be an important component
of pre-hospital trauma care; however, the provision of analgesia by pre-hospital clinicians is …

Head injury is the most common cause of death in people aged less than 40 years old.
Severe head injury is associated with a high mortality rate (30–50%) and many survivors will …

The UK Defence Medical Services (DMS) have been deployed to Sierra Leone, where they
have been part of the international effort to help those affected by the Ebola outbreak. This …