Conventional Warfare: Ballistic, Blast, and Burn Injuries (Textbook of Military Medicine Series on Combat Casualty Care, Part 1 Volume 5)

Conventional Warfare, Ballistic, Blast, and Burn Injuries. Specialty editors: Ronald F. Bellamy and Russ Zajtchuk. Contributing authors: Teresa M. Buescher, et al. Deals with conventional warfare. Addresses in detail conventional weapons, their effects, and the treatment of the casualties that they generate. Reviews the historical significance of these injuries and explains the basic scientific principles underlying the injuring mechanisms so that the medical officer will have an understanding of the injuries they must treat.