Military Medicine
Subtitle: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: February 24, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9781851096930
Subjects: History of medicine; Warfare & Defence; Science; Science/Mathematics; General; Military - General; Science / General; Encyclopedias; Handbooks; History; Medicine, Military; Military Medicine
Description: 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. 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. - Publisher.