EMERGENCY CARE OF WOUNDS

Unfortunately, wars have provided the greatest stimulus to advances in the treatment of wounds. Between wars, the basic principles of emergency treatment are frequently forgotten or are overlooked and have to be relearned at the expense of increased morbidity and mortality in the early phases of a new war. Medical officials of the 15 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations recognized the need for documenting lessons of World War II and the Korean war. They, therefore, authorized the pu