RT Book, Section A1 Rand, Jamie M. A1 Uppalapati, Aditya A2 Oropello, John M. A2 Pastores, Stephen M. A2 Kvetan, Vladimir SR Print(0) ID 1136412645 T1 Military-Related Injuries T2 Critical Care YR 1 FD 1 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071820813 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136412645 RD 2024/03/28 AB KEY POINTSMilitary personnel treat injuries which are similar to the civilian population as well as those specific to war and combat.Multiple factors influence the five levels of aeromedical evacuation. Patients are moved through the system as quickly and safely as possible with consideration for combat activities and terrain.It is important to understand the mechanism of injury. Projectile injuries are influenced by kinetic energy (KE), depth of penetration, and yaw.Explosive trauma, resulting in thermal, blast and/or ballistic injury, is the most common mechanism of military-related injury in current conflicts.In patients with significant hemorrhage, massive transfusion protocols and viscoelastic coagulation testing guided resuscitation may be helpful. Fresh whole blood transfusion can be an important component in austere conditions.Nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare can affect a massive number of individuals. Exposure prevention and decontamination are paramount. Supportive care and exposure-specific management then follow based on patient-specific presentation and factors.