Peacetime clinical experience with ''fratricide'': A veterans hospital experience

It is very important for those involved in military medicine to understand the difference between fratricide, accidents, and other causes of wounding. The military medical care provider is often considered an authority on wounding. This is usually not the case, The three examples discussed in this paper illustrate some of the basic misconceptions about ''friendly fire'' and the appropriate use of the term ''fratricide.''