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Question
Question after reading the article TR posted re: battlefield brain injuries.
Article stated 50-60% will become 'functional'.
40-50% will not regain conciousness and are stabilized so families back home can have closure before the person expires.
So my question is, there must be a 'gray area' that some patients fall into for the neurosurgeons regarding how far the surgeon will go in trying to repair a brain injury. Do soldiers carry something akin to a "DNR" order, for lack of a better term ( on dog tags perhaps ?) regarding how far they want the medical personnel to go ?
The weight carried on the shoulders by the medical professionals in the field has to be excruciating at times.
Roycroft201
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