Citation

Harris M, Baba R, Nahouraii R, Gould P. Mil. Med. 2012; 177(8): 928-929.

Affiliation

Hospital Salerno, 352D CSH, FOB Salerno, Afghanistan, APO AE 09314.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22934372

Abstract

Modern warfare necessitates that the physician recognize risk factors and clinical scenarios that contribute to the development of acute coagulopathy of trauma and the need for massive transfusion. To date, this is the only prospective study done in an active war zone that specifically looks at a self-induced bleeding diathesis problem among soldiers. If correct, then large numbers of soldiers are exposed to bleeding abnormalities well before sustaining injury.

Language: en