Brewer L A
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1986 Dec;92(6):1096-8.
There is no question that Baron Larrey was the first modern military surgeon. The high morale of Napolean's troops, which contributed to the success of his armies, was in a major way dependent on Larrey's superb medical care of the wounded. It was Napoleon's brilliance to recognize this and to give Larrey free rein. Beginning in the Civil War, when ambulances first brought in the wounded to receive surgical care at the Battle of Antietam (1862), down to World War II and the Vietnam War, his principles were increasingly followed by the U.S. Army Medical Corps. In Vietnam a true "flying ambulance," the medical helicopter, was obviously the final perfection of Larrey's ambulance volante. Perhaps his dedicated humanism in the care of the wounded soldier was his best characteristic and the one that should be followed most carefully today. Even in this era of great ethical concerns for the sick and wounded, Larrey's principles set the highest of standards for all.
毫无疑问，拉雷男爵是第一位现代军事外科医生。拿破仑军队高昂的士气对其军队的胜利起到了推动作用，而这在很大程度上依赖于拉雷对伤员的精湛医疗护理。拿破仑认识到这一点并给予拉雷充分的自主权，这是他的英明之处。从美国内战开始，当时救护车首次将伤员运到安提塔姆战役（1862年）的战场接受外科治疗，一直到第二次世界大战和越南战争，美国陆军医疗队越来越多地遵循他的原则。在越南，真正的“飞行救护车”——医疗直升机，显然是拉雷“飞行救护车”的最终完善形式。或许他在照顾受伤士兵方面所展现出的奉献精神的人文主义是他最突出的特点，也是当今最值得认真效仿的一点。即使在这个对伤病员有着重大伦理关切的时代，拉雷的原则也为所有人树立了最高标准。
