Webinar on Disaster and War Surgery Highlights Current and Needed Developments

In the chapter's May webinar, "Disaster and War Surgery," Mehmet Eryilmaz, MD, professor of surgery, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, presented information about the nature and purpose of disaster and war surgery, current developments in the subject and the needs of the military health systems.

Webinar participants also learned the importance of correctly intervening in injuries resulting from trauma in military and civilian life and the features and details of early life-saving interventions in trauma situations and injuries. In addition, information was presented about control surgeries performed by front-line surgical teams and developments in medical evacuation systems.