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The pre-hospital care of the ballistic casualties can be considered as having two key intertwining parts; management of the casualty and management of the scene. Managing the casualty is based upon a reproducible systematic approach to treatment, tailored to the level of tactical threat. Whilst care of injured casualties is always the first priority of health care providers, the tactical situation takes primacy over the medical needs of the casualties. It is important to understand that pre-hospital environments are extremely dynamic. Understanding the tactical threat at all times is key to determining the degree of care that can be delivered at any stage.
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Chauhan, R., Keene, D. (2017). Prehospital Management of Ballistic Injury. In: Breeze, J., Penn-Barwell, J., Keene, D., O'Reilly, D., Jeyanathan, J., Mahoney, P. (eds) Ballistic Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61364-2_8
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