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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Mar 2008
Stateside care of marines and sailors injured in Iraq at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
- Loretta J Aiken, Patrice Bibeau, Barbie Cilento, and Eddie Lopez.
- National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600, USA. Loretta.Aiken@med.navy.mil
- Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2008 Mar 1; 20 (1): 31-40, vi.
AbstractThis article has been written by four staff members from the Critical Care Department at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. They are part of a large and extremely sophisticated medical response team who cares for the injured when they return to the United States. This article covers the interdisciplinary teamwork that is vital to the care of catastrophic war injuries and shows how detailed treatment plans are formulated for each casualty. It describes the unique and profound emotional responses of the staff members who are instrumental in the recuperation of the service member. It also tells of the joy of recovery from horrific injuries, and the intense dedication of staff members to the military wounded.
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