Defense and Veterans Pain Management Initiative, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2010 Feb;14(1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s11916-009-0090-1.
The current conflicts in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom; commenced October 2001) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom; commenced March 2003) have been remarkable due to the more than 90% survival rate among wounded warriors. Although this statistic is a historic achievement by the military's medical services, other medical issues have taken on greater emphasis as more casualties from war survive than ever before. Pain management of United States wounded, in particular, has been a medical issue of increasing importance, as modern understanding of the detrimental effects of pain on recovery and rehabilitation becomes clearer. In this review, a warrior's perspective of military pain management is explored and potential for improvement discussed.
目前在阿富汗(持久自由行动;始于 2001 年 10 月)和伊拉克(伊拉克自由行动;始于 2003 年 3 月)的冲突中,由于受伤战士的存活率超过 90%,这一现象十分显著。尽管这一统计数据是军队医疗服务的历史性成就,但随着战争伤亡人数比以往任何时候都多,其他医疗问题也变得更加重要。特别是美国伤员的疼痛管理已经成为一个日益重要的医疗问题,因为人们对疼痛对恢复和康复的有害影响的理解越来越清晰。在这篇综述中,探讨了军人疼痛管理的观点,并讨论了改进的潜力。