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The collapsed patient - Medical emergencies - Resuscitation in the wilderness - Basic life support (CPR) - Choking - Recovery position - Shock - Management of the shocked patient - Types of shock - Chest pain - Shortness of breath (dyspnoea) - Coma - Headache - Delirium/confusion - Convulsions - Diabetic emergencies - Gastrointestinal bleeding - Fever

This chapter explores the operational legacy of the Falklands War through the lens of organizational and operational innovations. It takes Freedman’s official history of the conflict, and its assessment of the legacy of the conflict, as the point of departure. Based on the premise that the conflict was the first British naval operation in decades, it identifies a range of innovations – the establishment of a war cabinet, the appointment of an overall in-theatre commander, the requirement for an amphibious capability amongst them – that can be linked to the success of the Falklands campaign. But, the legacy of the Falklands has been lost. However, very little of the operational legacy of the Falklands War remains.

Initial response to an incident - Triage - Assessment of a casualty - Airway - Breathing - Circulation - Neck and other spinal injuries - Disability - Exposure and environmental control - Secondary survey - Continuing care - Blast injuries - Lightning

Introduction - Chest pain - Myocardial infarction - Rib fractures - Spontaneous pneumothorax - Acute chest infections - Asthma