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I don't know if it applies in this case, but US trauma medicine has also benefited tremendously from the experience of doctors who worked in military hospitals.
by cperciva 9y ago
I don't know if it applies in this case, but US trauma medicine has also benefited tremendously from the experience of doctors who worked in military hospitals.
- eric_h 9y agoThis is also true of traumatic brain injuries. A number of my doctors after a fairly serious (to me alone) car accident mentioned that they have a lot more information thanks to doctors treating victims of TBIs caused by explosions.
- burkemw3 9y agoIt goes the other way too, with military surgeons getting training in US cities: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/intense-training-for-military-surgeons/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/intense-training-for-military-s...
- dba7dba 9y agoBefore the War on Terror, US Military trauma surgeons got experience treating bullet wounds by working rotations at hospitals near high crime/gang areas like Compton.