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RATIONAL EMISSION L E S S O N S sF R O M sH E L L 
Author: Alisa D. Gean, MD found: click here
Lesson #1: In comparison to prior wars, far more troops survive their injuries.
Lesson #2: Combat trauma, unlike civilian trauma, is characterized by a carefully choreographed staged continuum of care.
Lesson #4: The primary mechanism of injury in the war in Iraq is a blast injury.
Lesson #5: Battlefield TBI patients are particularly vulnerable to secondary TBI.
Lesson #6: Stroke is more common in combat TBI than in civilian TBI.
Lesson #7: 'Comminution, contamination, mutilation, and amputation' is a frequent theme.
Lesson #8: Diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in the initial assessment and follow-up of combatrelated TBI.
Lesson # 9: The combat patient population is more homogenous than the civilian population.
Lesson # 10: We must apply the learning from combat TBI to treating civilian TBI.
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