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In the United States Army, Medical Detachments (Forward Surgical), popularly known as Forward Surgical Teams (FST), are small, mobile surgical units.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Battalion Aid Station, Combat support hospital, Field hospital, Humvee, Licensed practical nurse, Medic, Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Portable Surgical Hospital, Registered nurse, Surgeon, Surgical technologist, United States Army.

  2. Medical units and formations of the United States Army
  3. Trauma surgery

Battalion Aid Station

In the United States Army and Marine Corps, a battalion aid station is a medical section within a battalion's support company. Forward surgical teams and battalion Aid Station are medical units and formations of the United States Army.

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Combat support hospital

A Combat Support Hospital (CSH, pronounced "cash") is a type of modern United States Army field hospital.

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Field hospital

A field hospital is a temporary hospital or mobile medical unit that takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent facilities.

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Humvee

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General.

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Licensed practical nurse

A licensed practical nurse (LPN), in much of the United States and Canada, is a nurse who provides direct nursing care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled.

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Medic

A medic is a medical practitioner or student such as a medical doctor or an emergency medical responder such as a paramedic.

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Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) were U.S. Army field hospital units conceptualized in 1946 as replacements for the obsolete World War II-era Auxiliary Surgical Group hospital units.

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Portable Surgical Hospital

During World War II, Portable Surgical Hospitals (PSH) were a type of field hospital within the United States Army.

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Registered nurse

A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license.

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Surgeon

In medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery.

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Surgical technologist

A surgical technologist, also called a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating department practitioner or operating room technician, is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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See also

Medical units and formations of the United States Army

Trauma surgery

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_surgical_teams

Also known as Forward Surgical Team.