Matthew D Tadlock, Jennifer Gurney, Michael S Tripp, Leopoldo C Cancio, Michael J Sise, Jesse Bandle, Miguel Cubano, Joseph Lee, Matthew Vasquez, José A Acosta
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Aug 1;91(2S Suppl 2):S46-S55
Abstract: In the future, United States Navy Role 1 and Role 2 shipboard medical departments will be caring for patients during Distributed Maritime Operations in both contested and noncontested austere environments; likely for prolonged periods of time. This literature review examines 25 modern naval mass casualty incidents over a 40-year period representative of naval warfare, routine naval operations, and ship-based health service support of air and land operations. Challenges, lessons learned, and injury patterns are identified to prepare afloat medical departments for the future fight.