RT Journal
A1 HOOVER NW, IVINS JC
T1 WOund debridement
JF A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
JO A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
YR 1959
FD November 1
VO 79
IS 5
SP 701
OP 710
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320110003001
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320110003001
AB Much work must be done to prepare our population against the ravages of possible enemy attack so that national survival may be ensured. The "mass casualty" doctrine properly assumes, for planning purposes, that the casualty load will be overwhelming and that it cannot be managed by available medical manpower alone. It seems certain that our survival may depend largely on the individual citizen's ability to render effective first aid and support to himself, his family, and his neighbors. Members of the medical profession, with the help of allied paramedical professional groups, must, however, provide the leadership both in training the populace and in actually performing the task at hand. Initially, at least, specialization will cease to exist and all doctors of medicine (and others as well) of necessity will become traumatic surgeons. Here again, good training is prerequisite to success, and good training begins with fundamentals.With these thoughts in