Surgical lessons from warBy Jill Coley (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Friday, July 18, 2008
Military surgeons in Iraq treat crushed bones, embedded shrapnel and nearly severed limbs — sometimes all at once. The evolution of surgery and emergency treatment on the battlefield has influenced civilian care throughout history. The invention of the ambulance and helicopter evacuation came from wartime necessity. On Friday, Lt. Col. W. Darrin Clouse, chief of endovascular services at Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center in Texas, shared what surgeons face daily in Iraq with physicians and staff at Roper Hospital. "If you want to be a surgeon, go to war," Clouse said, paraphrasing the ancient Greek maxim. "You have to do everything. You touch every part of the body." Clouse spoke as the Berchtold visiting professor in operating design and management. Berchtold Corp. is a German-based medical manufacturer. Read more in Saturday's edition of The Post and Courier. |
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