Hippocrates said that “War is the only proper school for a surgeon”. This article discusses the ways in which military surgeons are trained differently as compared to their civilian counterparts. Militant insurgency is a common problem faced by several countries; India being one of them. Such insurgencies result in a high number of trauma cases. Proper medical treatment and care are necessary for the critically injured soldiers.
Military medical centers and training The level II trauma centre of a forward hospital of Armed Forces in India is a 600 bedded hospital that serves as a regional trauma centre in an area with persistent militancy. Casualties are brought directly either by road or by air. In some emergency cases, casualties receive treatment or are operated at the field medical camps. Wartime surgeons require a special skill set that cannot be acquired by practicing at modern…
