[Caregiving in an exceptional environment: the military operating theater nurse in a tropical zone]

Mélodie Petitjean; Bruno de La Villéon; Hugues Lefort; Hugues de Martène; Alexandre Caubère

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2023.10.012

[Caregiving in an exceptional environment: the military operating theater nurse in a tropical zone]

Rev Infirm. 2023 Dec;72(296):35-38. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.10.012. Epub 2023 Nov 29.

[Article in French]

Authors

Mélodie Petitjean¹, Bruno de La Villéon², Hugues Lefort³, Hugues de Martène⁴, Alexandre Caubère⁵

Affiliations

¹ Service du bloc opératoire, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France.
² Service de chirurgie viscérale, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Lavéran, 34, boulevard Lavéran, 13013 Marseille, France.
³ Service de médecine d'accueil et d'urgences, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Lavéran, 34, boulevard Lavéran, 13013 Marseille, France. Electronic address: melodie.petitjean@gmail.com.
⁴ Centre médico-chirurgical interarmées, Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti, Base aérienne 188, Djibouti.
⁵ Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France.

PMID: 38071016
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.10.012

Abstract

The profession of operating theater nurse in the French Armed Forces Medical Corps is often little-known. Called upon to serve in mainland France, but also deployed on overseas operations, they provide medical and surgical support to the French armed forces. Personal qualities - human, physical and technical - are essential to adapt to the environmental constraints of this isolated post.

Keywords: bloc opératoire; chirurgie; infirmier; isolated post; médecine tropicale; nurse; operating theatre; opération extérieure; outdoor operation; poste isolé; surgery; tropical medicine.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

France
Humans
Military Personnel*