Starfleet Combat Medicine Manual

Historically in warfare, the majority of all combat deaths have occurred prior to a casualty ever receiving advanced trauma management.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Starfleet Medical Officer, whether in the role of a Combat Medic, or an Operating Theatre Officer is to provide medical care and training in accordance with the tenets of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Tactical Medical Emergency Protocols, and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support; in order to provide optimal health care to a Joint Special Operations Task Force conducting missions in support of Starfleet policies and objectives.

Texts

1. Advanced Trauma Life Support for Doctors. 7th Edition, American College of Surgeons, Mosby, 24. 2. Basic and Advanced Prehospital Trauma Life Support: Military Edition. Revised 5th Edition, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, Mosby, 2004. 3. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th Edition, American College of Emergency Physicians, McGraw-Hill, 2004. 4. Emergency War Surgery. 3rd US Revision, Borden Institute, 2004. 5. Griffith’s Five-Minute Clinical Consult. Lippincott, 2006. 6. Guidelines for Field Management of Combat-Related Head Trauma. Brain Trauma Foundation, 2005. 7. Prentice Hall Nurse’s Drug Guide. Wilson, Shannon, and Stang, 2007. 8. Tactical Medical Emergency Protocols for Special Operations Advanced Tactical Practitioners (ATPs). US Special Operations Command, 2006. 9. Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook. 3rd Edition, Tarascon, 2005. 10. Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia. Tarascon, 2006.