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ArticleInternational journal of burns and trauma2026

Addressing evacuation delay: the critical role of the core region of combat trauma concept in future warfare.

Qilin Huang, Yanan Zhou, Ning Luo, Juxiang Chen

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Article in International journal of burns and trauma, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Qilin HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Yanan ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Ning LuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Juxiang ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.

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Abstract

With the transition to large-scale combat operations (LSCOs) and distributed warfare in theatre, medical evacuation times could be a lot longer, which challenges the "golden hour". In response to this challenge, the paper presents the "Core Region of Combat Trauma (CRCT)" as a novel framework for directing care in the Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) phase when evacuation is prolonged. The CRCT is the site of injuries which are among the leading causes of potentially preventable deaths following Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). The care of CRCT located in the transitional phase between TCCC and damage control surgery. The guiding principle of CRCT management is damage control and physiological maintenance. This methodology facilitates the transition of casualties from a state where evacuation is not feasible to one where evacuation is tolerable.

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core region of combat trauma (CRCT)damage control surgerylarge-scale combat operations (LSCO)medical evacuationProlonged casualty care (PCC)

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PMID42181142
PMCPMC13195289

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