US Army medical helicopters in the Korean War
US Army medical helicopters in the Korean War
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DOI：
10.1093/milmed/166.4.290
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发表时间：
2001-04-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Driscoll, RS
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作者：
Driscoll, RS
医疗后送直升机在今天的军队中被认为是理所当然的。然而，在朝鲜战争中，第一次使用直升机用于这一目的并不是故意的，而是因为需要迅速将病人运送到困难的朝鲜地形上，以及主要战线的早期撤退。本文的目的是在这50周年之际，提高对朝鲜战争中军用医疗后送直升机的历史认识。通过描述在实施直升机后送时遇到的许多挑战和经验，读者将理解为另一种用途开发的技术如何帮助成功后送近22,000名患者，同时有助于建立2.4%的伤员死亡率。撰写这篇论文的准备工作包括对美国陆军军事历史中心档案馆的历史报告、记录和口述历史进行档案研究。此外，还对朝鲜战争期间和之后发表的期刊文章进行了搜索。其结果是对医疗后送直升机在朝鲜战争中的使用进行了全面描述。
Medical evacuation helicopters are taken for granted in today's military. However, the first use of helicopters for this purpose in the Korean War was not done intentionally but as a result of the necessity of moving patients rapidly over difficult Korean terrain and of the early ebbing of the main battle line. The objective of this essay is to increase the historical awareness of military medical evacuation helicopters in the Korean War during this 50th anniversary year. By describing the many challenges and experiences encountered in implementing the use of helicopters for evacuation, the reader will appreciate how a technology developed for another use helped in the success of evacuating nearly 22,000 patients while contributing to establishing a mortality rate of wounded of 2.4%. The preparation to write this essay included archival research of historical reports, records, and oral histories from the archives of the U.S. Army Center for Military History. Addition ally, a search of journal articles written during and after the Korean War was conducted. The result is a comprehensive description of the use of medical evacuation helicopters in the Korean War.