Pneumococcal vaccine to counter emerging infectious disease threat in the military.

abstract：:This article examines the history of battlefield tourniquets. The tourniquet, if used properly, is perhaps the leading lifesaving device available to soldiers in the field. However, tourniquet use has been surrounded throughout history by controversy and dogma which continue today. Only after examining the historical ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Mabry RL

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to describe differences in combat experience for male and female veterans and characterize differential effects on postdeployment physical and mental health symptoms, including aggression. METHODS:Retrospective cross-sectional health screening data from 554 Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Afari N,Pittman J,Floto E,Owen L,Buttner M,Hossain N,Baker DG,Lindamer L,Lohr JB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:U.S. Army soldiers lose substantial training hours as a result of musculoskeletal injuries. Most military injury data have focused on basic trainee populations. This study examines activities associated with injuries in operational infantry soldiers. We conducted a randomized, retrospective medical record review of 33...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Smith TA,Cashman TM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dual-task performance, in which an individual performs two tasks simultaneously, is compromised following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Proficient dual-task performance is essential in a military setting for both military member safety and execution of skilled tasks. To address the unique needs of mi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Penko AL,Linder SM,Miller Koop M,Dey T,Alberts JL

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of ultraviolet C (UVC) light (100-280 nm) in the decontamination of three hospital-related surfaces, namely, unpainted/painted aluminum (bed railings), stainless steel (operating tables), and scrubs (laboratory coats), was investigated. Acinetobacter baumannii cells were inoculated (10(5) or 10(3) cells) ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rastogi VK,Wallace L,Smith LS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with poor health but there is a gap between need and receipt of care. It is useful to understand where to optimally locate in-person care and where video-based PTSD care would be most useful to minimize access to care barriers, care outside the Veterans Affairs syste...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Musdal H,Shiner B,Chen T,Ceyhan ME,Watts BV,Benneyan J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined effects of injury from exposure to ionizing radiation and the potential biological warfare agent Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus remain largely unknown. To study these effects, 4- to 5-week-old B6D2F1/J female mice were given a sublethal whole-body 7 Gy dose of 60Co gamma-photon radiation follo...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Shoemaker MO,Tammariello R,Crise B,Bouhaouala SS,Knudson GB,Jackson WE 3rd,Ludwig GV,Smith JF

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease worldwide affecting more than 2 billion people, including latent, pulmonary, and extrapulmonary TB. The presentation of disseminated TB is variable and dependent on the organs affected. Therefore, making the diagnosis and providing appropriate treatment can be delayed. We present ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Triplett D,Stewart E,Mathew S,Horne BR,Prakash V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of traumatic event exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were surveyed in a cohort of 198 full-time operational members of the South African National Defence Force stationed in their "home" unit between deployments. Approximately 90% of members reported having experienced or witnessed traum...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Seedat S,le Roux C,Stein DJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a gas mask (GM) may involve considerable inconvenience, impairment of respiration and communication, and serious psychological reactions. The medical literature is primarily focused on the occupational aspects of using the GM by young and healthy workers. In contrast, there is hardly any information concerning t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Golan E,Arad M,Atsmon J,Shemer J,Nehama H

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of published cost and outcome data concerning bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients treated in a military health care setting. The objectives of this prospective investigation were to collect demographic data concerning the characteristics of patients using the service, to track outcomes of length of s...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Yoder LH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity and overweight, defined as body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 and above or 25.0-29.9, respectively, are of significant concern to the military population, due to their associated comorbidities and potential for impaired readiness. In 2016, the US Army reported a prevalence of 17.3% obesity and 52.9% ove...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Shiozawa B,Madsen C,Banaag A,Patel A,Koehlmoos T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chyle leaks are a rare but potentially fatal complication of head and neck surgery carrying an incidence as high as 8.3%. The development of a chyle leak carries significant morbidity ranging from delayed wound healing to oropharyngeal fistulas. Presented here is a case of a chyle leak that developed following a left ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Meyer CD,McLeod IK,Gallagher DJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Military operations have produced neuropsychiatric (NP) casualties throughout history. The same is true for radiation accidents. Although we have not carried out military operations in nuclear environments, related experience suggests that operations performed under low-level radiation conditions could serve to compou...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Landauer MR,Young RW

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on U.S. service members' satisfaction with family dental care. The data come from a 26-site survey of active duty Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force personnel conducted from April 1994 to January 1995. Of 12,050 respondents (81% response rate) to a prestratified, random sample, 4,412 had at least one...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chisick MC,Piotrowski MJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited conflicts and the war against terrorism, in particular, have changed the emphasis in the present trend from preparing to cope with full-scale wars to the need to combat in limited conflicts. This shift has affected significantly medical units' preparations. Law enforcement organizations have come together with...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Waldman M,Richman A,Shapira SC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Army experience with discharges against medical advice (AMA) from 1971 to 1988 is analyzed. AMA discharges have declined in a statistically significant manner in both medical centers and community hospitals. Discharges have decreased among men but increased among women. AMA discharges have decreased for both black...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Jeffer EK

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical and rapid method for making a longitudinal analysis of changes in body composition. However, most BIA validation studies have been performed in a clinical population and only at one moment, or point in time (cross-sectional study). The aim of this study...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Langer RD,Matias CN,Borges JH,Cirolini VX,Páscoa MA,Guerra-Júnior G,Gonçalves EM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps operates a health network for Israel Defense Forces soldiers. Secondary medicine is included in the services to which soldiers are entitled. It is provided to military personnel through two parallel systems: within the Medical Corps specialists' clinics and through the auspices ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Goldberg A,Pliskin JS,Peterburg Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of testosterone in health and quality of life has become increasingly visible and overtly marketed to the public. Some evidence suggests that testosterone levels in men may be low because of a variety of reasons, including stress and environmental exposures. OBJECTIVE:This study examines trends i...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Canup R,Bogenberger K,Attipoe S,Jones DR,Olsen CH,Stephens MB,Deuster PA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While on the surface the future of military GME appears uncertain, closer inspection demonstrates opportunities to achieve excellence in education. In many cases, programs will emerge with larger and more diverse faculty and increased collaboration with local institutions. On an individual level, military faculty will...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： De Lorenzo RA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Today, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is, respectively, 49% and 17% among French adults. This research investigates their existence in the French Armed Forces, in terms of the impact on military operative response and military readiness. As no previous studies have evaluated the weight status of ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Quertier D,Goudard Y,Goin G,Régis-Marigny L,Sockeel P,Dutour A,Pauleau G,De La Villéon B

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Military graduate medical education has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as the size of the military medical force declines. To document the outcomes of military graduate medical education in internal medicine, a cohort of Air Force internal medicine residency graduates from Wright-Patterson Medical Cent...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cation LJ,Lenihan DJ,Gutierrez-Nunez JJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the microbial causes of diarrheal disease among U.S. troops deployed near Alexandria, Egypt, during October 1995. Bacterial causes associated with 19 cases of diarrhea included: enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), 42% (21% heat-stable, 11% heat-labile, and 11% heat-stable/ heat-labile prod...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Oyofo BA,Peruski LF,Ismail TF,el-Etr SH,Churilla AM,Wasfy MO,Petruccelli BP,Gabriel ME

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a patient who developed a psychotic disorder after 4 months of isoniazid prophylaxis for a positive tuberculosis tine test. His symptoms resolved within 2 weeks of discontinuing the isoniazid. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of psychotic symptoms with the use of this agent. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bourgeois JA,Zelenko M,Waraich BS

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 400,000 non-melanoma skin cancers occur each year. A majority of them will develop on sun-exposed areas of the face, head, and neck. By virtue of having assignments that involve outdoor duty, often in areas of high ultraviolet radiation exposure, military personnel are at increased risk of developing thes...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Keeling JH,Kraus EW,Pathak M,Sober AJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented in which a patient was placed on phenytoin following open depressed skull fracture. He subsequently was lost to follow-up, and then presented with several complaints, among them mutism, found to be related to phenytoin toxicity. There are no reports to date of this condition being caused by phenyto...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Berigan T,Watt TJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several sub-Saharan militaries have large percentages of troops with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. With the arrival of avian influenza in Africa, the potential exists that some of those soldiers might also become infected with H5N1, the virus responsible for the disease. Two po...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Feldman RL,Nickell K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teratomas of the testis in infants are rare tumors which often display immature elements, disturbing in their histologic appearance. Although the presence of similar histologic features worsens prognosis in testicular teratomas in adults and in teratomas of infants and children presenting at other anatomic sites, the ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hudson ME,Konvolinka CW,Deshmukh N

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On May 19 to 21, 2010, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences cosponsored an educational symposium on Assessing Potentially Hazardous Environmental Exposures among Military Populations. The meeting provided an opportunity for stakeholders and policy makers ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Riddle M,Lyles M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00