Traumakirurgi till sjöss. Svensk utmaning vid internationell insats
Sammanfattning
This article gives an overview of the surgical trauma capability of the Swedish naval task force in the Bay of Aden. Sweden is participating with three warships under the EU joint command Operation Atalanta. The aim is to protect World Food Program ships from pirate attacks when shipping food to starving people in Somalia. The task at some point requires the use of force. Since both the warships and the pirate boats are armed and confrontations at some time are inevitable, there is a high likelihood of somebody getting shot. Therefore, the Swedish Navy decided to supply the ships with a 24/7 trauma surgical group capable of performing damage control surgery within two hours and be able to care for two intensive care patients in 48 hours before transport to a higher level of care.