Civilian surgeons and the support of the Armed Forces

David A Rew MChir FRCS TD Senior Lecturer and Hon Consultant Surgeon
Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester  

There is a stark contrast between the stable and protected lives which we enjoy in Britain, and the conflicts which scar much of the globe. These often overwhelm the individual good that we do as surgeons for our fellow citizens. Bosnia, Somalia, Angola, Rwanda, Afghanistan, the Lebanon, Chechnya and Cambodia provide just a few examples of the chaos that flourishes when social discipline collapses and the panga, bomb, bullet, shell and landmine prevail.

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