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Thanks to advances in field medicine and improved mobility and efficiency of medical units, the death rate of soldiers injured during battle has dramatically declined in the last 100 years. Nowadays, with forward medical stations operating close to battle lines and medical transports (ground and air) at hand, injured soldiers survive their battle wounds.
Military Medicine: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century provides expert coverage of the key role medical advances and practices have played in the evolution of warfare, and how many of those advances and practices have been put to work saving and improving civilian lives as well.
Military Medicine surveys the development of military medicine from its prehistoric origins through modern threats and practice. That coverage is followed by over 200 of alphabetically organized entries with special emphasis placed on those areas with the most dramatic applications to civilian medicine, including triage and trauma management, treatment for infections, emergency surgical procedures, and more.
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"This interesting book is recommended for all libraries." - ARBA
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"This encyclopedia will be an essential reference work for military and medical libraries and is recommended as well for all academic libraries and large public libraries with medical-history collections." - Booklist
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"Recommended. Academic and public libraries; lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers, and general readers." - Choice
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This volume highlights the people and scientific developments in military medicine through the ages, concentrating on medical advances that changed both warfare and societies at home.
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• Covers a topic that has seldom been addressed in popular, academic, historic, or medical literature
• Written by one of the most accomplished and widely recognized experts on military medicine in the world
• Includes coverage of controversial topics such as human experimentation
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• Extensive illustrations feature classic drawings and historical and contemporary photographs
• A selective bibliography guides readers to the best resources on military medicine available in print and online