The French mobile neurosurgical unit.
Neurosurg Focus
; 28(5): E13, 2010 May.
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ABSTRACT
The authors present the French concept of a mobile neurosurgical unit (MNSU) as used to provide specific support to remote military medicosurgical units deployed in Africa, South America, Central Europe, and Afghanistan. From 2001 to 2009, 15 missions were performed, for 16 patients. All but 3 of these missions (those in Kosovo, French Guyana, and Afghanistan) concerned Africa. Eleven patients were French soldiers, 3 were civilians, and 2 were Djiboutian soldiers. The conditions that MNSUs were requested for included craniocerebral wounds (2 cases), closed head trauma (7 cases), spinal trauma (5 cases), and spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (2 cases). In 5 of the 16 cases, neurosurgical treatment was provided on site. All French soldiers and 2 civilians were evacuated to France. The MNSU can be deployed for timely treatment when some delay in neurosurgical management is acceptable.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ambulancias
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Transporte de Pacientes
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Medicina Militar
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Neurocirugia
Límite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurosurg Focus
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia