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3 unusual facts about Battlefield medicine


Combat Support Hospital

Depending upon the operational environment (e.g., battlefield), a CSH might also treat civilians and wounded enemy soldiers.

Conflict: Desert Storm

Prior to beginning a campaign, the player can run through the basic training portion of the game, which will cover the use of weapons, as well being trained in the use of artillery and airstrikes, along with basic medical skills and squad maneuvers.

Kings County Hospital Center

In 2003, the US Army established a training program at the hospital called the Academy of Advanced Combat Medicine to train reservists in an emergency room that has received 600 cases per year of gunshot and stabbing victims.


William Howard Russell

Shocked and outraged, the public's backlash from his reports led the Government to re-evaluate the treatment of troops and led to Florence Nightingale's involvement in revolutionising battlefield treatment.


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