| A personal view--6 months in a FOB. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20433110 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) may deploy within days of completing their Entry Officers Course thereby missing the pre-deployment training undertaken by the Regiment that they join. They can be attached to a unit that they have never worked with and it is often the first time that they have worked in isolation. There is a steep learning curve both medically and militarily. GDMOs have to rapidly learn about medical resupply, environmental health, casualty evacuation and be prepared for the ethical and moral decisions they will have to make, especially when treating local nationals. This article describes the experiences of GDMOs from 16 Medical Support Regiment in Forward Operating Bases on Operation Herrick 8 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It aims to show that with careful thought and preparation future GDMOs can overcome any shortcomings in their pre-deployment training or difficulties they may face when working in a FOB. |
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Authors:
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D J Cooper |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps Volume: 156 ISSN: 0035-8665 ISO Abbreviation: J R Army Med Corps Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-03 Completed Date: 2011-01-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505627 Medline TA: J R Army Med Corps Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 57-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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GDMO 16 Medical Regiment (MR), Merville Barracks, Colchester, Essex CO2 7NZ. djcooper@doctors.org.uk |
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Afghan Campaign 2001-* Afghanistan Great Britain Humans Military Medicine* Military Personnel* Physicians* Professional Competence |
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J R Army Med Corps. 2010 Mar;156(1):3-4
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