1. Between the devil and the deep blue sea: A review of 25 modern naval mass casualty incidents with implications for future Distributed Maritime Operations
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Matthew D. Tadlock, Matthew Vasquez, Jennifer M. Gurney, Jose A. Acosta, Michael S Tripp, Michael J. Sise, Jesse Bandle, Leopoldo C Cancio, Miguel Cubano, and Joseph Lee
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Submarine Medicine ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Submarine medicine ,business.industry ,Naval warfare ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,United States ,Navy ,Mass-casualty incident ,Health services ,Transportation of Patients ,Aeronautics ,Humans ,Mass Casualty Incidents ,War-Related Injuries ,Medicine ,Surgery ,Naval Medicine ,Deep blue ,business ,Forecasting - Abstract
In the future, United States Navy Role 1 and Role 2 shipboard medical departments will be caring for patients during Distributed Maritime Operations in both contested and noncontested austere environments; likely for prolonged periods of time. This literature review examines 25 modern naval mass casualty incidents over a 40-year period representative of naval warfare, routine naval operations, and ship-based health service support of air and land operations. Challenges, lessons learned, and injury patterns are identified to prepare afloat medical departments for the future fight. Level of evidence Literature Review, level V.
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- 2021
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