Fabian Purcell

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Abstract from the Literature

Butler FK Jr, Hagmann JH, Richards DT. Tactical management of urban warfare casualties in special operations. Mil Med 2000; 165(4 Suppl): 1-48. Comment: On 03 October 1993, approximately 170 soldiers…

The Limits of Safety: Organisations, Accidents and Nuclear Weapons

Scott D Sagan, Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. C 1993 Princeton University Press ISBN 0-691-03221-1 Many may wonder why a book on US military nuclear weapon safety has…

Abstract from the Literature

Willy C, Sterk J, Schwarz W, Gerngross H. Computer assisted training program for simulation of triage, resuscitation, and evacuation of casualties. Mil Med 1998; 163(4): 234-8 Screen-based simulation is an…

Battle Station Sick Bay. Navy Medicine in World War II

Jan K Herman Naval Institute Press; 1997 This recent offering from the Naval Institute Press is a highly readable collection of personal accounts from USN personnel serving in a variety…

Hostile Waters

Peter Huchthausen, Igor Kurdin and R Alan White Random House; 1997 'Truth is often stranger than fiction' so the old saying goes. It's also more exciting as this publication clearly…

Operation Sumatra Assist Two

ADF operations are planned and executed in line with the government’s and the Operational Commander’s requirements. War fighting operations focus on winning the battle while health support is tailored to…