Resuscitation experience in the Falkland Islands campaign.

Abstract

The recent campaign to retake the Falkland Islands was a novel military exercise from many points of view. This was particularly so for the medical support, which required much improvisation at all levels. Several surgical teams from the Royal Navy and the Royal Army Medical Corps were deployed in support of both the fleet and the troops on land. Two Royal Naval teams embarked in SS Canberra, and the journey south on board provided an opportunity to discuss and decide on a specific resuscitation policy for the casualties that might be encountered. We discuss the details of this policy and the results of using it.