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Old 04-28-2004, 21:50   #35
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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
From the Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook (2001).

Circulation: Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable battlefield deaths. Rapid identification and effective management of bleeding is perhaps the single most important aspect of the primary survey while caring for the combat casualty.
Seems like I have seen that somewhere before...
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