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Showing papers on "Afghan Campaign 2001- published in 2016"


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TL;DR: Plastic surgeons played a significant role in the management of modern military trauma, reflecting the types of injuries sustained and the expertise of military plastic surgeons complementing the skill set of the other surgical team members.
Abstract: Background:Plastic surgery has historically been linked to war. Between 2008 and the end of combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014, British military plastic surgeons formed part of the multinational military surgical team at the Role 3 Medical Treatment Facility, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province. Th

22 citations


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TL;DR: One year after the United States bombed a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, run by the humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), targeted attacks on health care workers and facilities have escalated around the world.
Abstract: One year after the United States bombed a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, run by the humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), targeted attacks on health care workers and facilities have escalated around the world. The [events in Kunduz][1] were a shock and a turning point in violence

4 citations



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01 Nov 2016-Surgery
TL;DR: The effects of the US airstrikes that hit the Sans Fronti eres Trauma Centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 2015 is studied by estimating the health burden averted by operation before the hospital was destroyed.

2 citations