TY  - JOUR
T1  - TIme and its effects on casualties in world war ii and vietnam
AU  - Haacker LP, LCDR
Y1  - 1969/01/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340070057008
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 39
EP  - 40
VL  - 98
IS  - 1
N2  - The expression, "time has both the quality and quantity," is well appreciated by the man in combat today. He is well aware that if he is wounded, his survival depends upon the "quantity" of time allowed him by his particular injury, and he also knows that the "quality" of the time allowed him in the form of medical care is equally critical.Each soldier and marine today is also aware that vast changes have taken place in casualty care since World War II, and that his chance of survival is much greater than his father's or uncle's was in World War II. This knowledge has been a tremendous morale factor among the men in Vietnam.Assuming an open fracture, the casualty of World War II was treated in the field by the corpsman or medic, and carried to Battalion Aid Station (BAS) by litter, ambulance, or jeep. Here, first aid
SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340070057008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340070057008
ER  -