Citation

Reavley PD, Black JJ. J. R. Army Med. Corps 2006; 152(4): 231-235.

Affiliation

Emergency Medicine, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham PO6 3LY. paulreavley@doctors.org.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17508643

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the types of presentations; time lines and disposal of patients from the international, local and military community in Southern Iraq. METHODS: All presentations to the Emergency Department (ED) were clinically and demographically coded and entered onto an electronic database. RESULTS: During the period studied the emergency department dealt with 1455 new presentations of which 75% were UK Armed Forces personnel. CONCLUSIONS: This represented a busy period in the field hospitals time in Iraq and offered valuable training to emergency medicine trainees in an unusual environment.

Language: en