Assessment of Life-threatening Injuries During Self-help/mutual Medical Aid by Combatants
ZONG Zhao-wen
QIN Hao
BAO Jun-qiang
ZHANG Lin
XU Wei
ZHANG Rong
BAO Quan-wei
CHEN Si-xu
ZHAO Yu-feng
CHEN Qiang
Abstract：Objective To establish methods for assessment of life-threatening injuries during self-help/mutual medical aid by combatants.Methods Basing on the analysis of literatures on combat first aid from both China and foreign countries,the category of life-threatening injuries and key first aid techniques,were summarized.The methods for assessment of life-threatening injuries during self-help/mutual medical aid by combatants were then established.Results The main fatal combat injuries included severe brain injury,airway obstruction,penetrating heart and major aortic injury,severe lung laceration,tension and open pneumothorax,major bleeding caused by abdominal organs injuries,open massive hemorrhage of limbs,thorax and abdomen,etc.For combatants,open massive hemorrhage,airway obstruction,tension and open pneumothorax were the main life-threatening emergent injuries during the process of self-help/mutual medical aid.Then evaluation methods for these three life-threatening emergent injuries were established with easy-understanding language.Conclusion Methods established in this manuscript are suitable for combatants who can learn and master self-help/mutual medical aid skills without medical background.And it can lower the incidence of killed in action and disability.
Keywords：Combat casualty careSelf-help/mutual medical aidAssessment of life-threatening injuriesOpen massive hemorrhageAirway obstructionTension and open pneumothorax
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 613-615 )