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Sad Joys On Deployment: A surgeon journeys into the confronting world of military surgery in war zones

By Greg Bruce
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By Greg Bruce
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Greg Bruce is an orthopaedic surgeon who served in the Royal Australian Air Force. Between 1995 and 2008, he was sent overseas on ten military deployments to humanitarian disasters, local conflicts and war zones, including the most attacked US base in Iraq.

The restricted medical resources, dangers and harsh living conditions made military surgery very different from civilian practice.

There were good experiences and horrible experiences.

There were contrasts:

Ghastly military wounds. Loss of ...

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HistoryCurrent Affairs & PoliticsMilitary HistoryUnited States HistoryMiddle Eastern PoliticsMiddle Eastern Conflicts21st Century United States HistoryIraqi PoliticsIraq War, 2003