ABSTRACT
The greatest advances in surgery and medicine have occurred during conflicts, stemming all the way from ancient history to modern warfare. Hippocrates famously came out with the following quote, which has been adapted to modern-day practice:
‘Those who wish to be surgeons must first go to war’.
Almost every armed conflict has led to some form of development in a particular field, which has invariably translated to civilian practice. History can name many important war surgery figures, such as Dominique Jean Larrey, who devised the first documented instant of what can be referred to as the modern-day triage and combat casualty care — the linchpin upon which modern war surgery hangs.
This section explores the specific circumstances, resources, and skillsets required in deploying to resource-limited environment.
