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Response to mass casualty events: from the battlefield to the Stop the Bleed campaign

Abstract

In the aftermath of a number of episodes of mass casualty events, we must be reminded of how important it is to be prepared and to reflect on the knowledge accumulated over the past 15 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • mass casualty
  • gunshot
  • Disasters
  • active hemorrhage

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