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FIGURE 2
The UK
damage FIGURE 3 Simulated in-flight
control surgery.
surgery set.

personnel on their first attendance (larger that their standard
assault team) with 20 metric tons of equipment, before reduc- 2. Paul C. The crawl, walk, run progression for the integration and
ing this down to seven key personnel and a man-portable capa- conduct of efforts to inform, influence, and persuade. https://www
bility. We also view this course as sitting within a NATO-wide .rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/external_publications/EP60000
training continuum including attendance at, Exercises Oden/ /EP66250/RAND_EP66250.pdf
Remedy in Sweden and Exercise “Surgical Training” in Den- 3. Diploma in Military Special Operations Forces Medical Care.
https://www.ucc.ie/admin/registrar/calendar/medicine/med021.html
mark. We have also begun to integrate the course with Role 1 4. Tai N, Parker P. The damage control surgery set: rethinking for
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decision making in major trauma in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
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The author has nothing to disclose. 6. London’s Air Ambulance Charity. https://londonsairambulance
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