Surgeon General of the Navy

May 1, 2001

Military medicine is a unique calling. We are often called upon to provide aid in diverse, isolated and frequently dangerous environments. Whether at sea or on shore the practice of deployed medicine is distinct from that practiced in the typical hospital. We must be experts not only in clinical medicine but also in providing that care in extreme circumstances.

Operational Medicine is designed to help you provide medical support under these difficult conditions. It will serve as a training tool, quick reference guide and invaluable resource in your support of the men and women of the armed forces.

Along with the US Special Operations Command I take great pleasure in making this resource available to you.

Vice Admiral Richard A. Nelson, MC, USN
Surgeon General
United States Navy

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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
2300 E Street NW
Washington, D.C
20372-5300

Operational Medicine
Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
January 1, 2001

United States Special Operations Command
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, Florida
33621-5323

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