Management of war wounds - Review

Abstract

The breakthroughs in surgical knowledge and its applications have always taken place in war zones. The major combat that had place over the past ten years was Operation Iraqi Freedom. The military has created more sophisticated weapons, telecommunications systems, vehicles, and protective head and body gear over the past 30 years. The bulk of the world's wars have also been fought on the ground, which has led to the majority of combatants being hurt by bullets, missiles, and explosives. The soldier's chest, abdomen, and neck are now protected, in contrast to prior conflicts, and their limbs are now relatively more susceptible to the lethal effects of these weapons of war. In the past, many of these young people would have died from these wounds. But since the early 1970s, medical science has significantly advanced, and today we are saving the lives of warriors who have lost limbs. Reconstructing the injured tissues is currently the difficult task. We will talk about current developments in the treatment of war-related injuries in this review paper.