Teaching the International Law of Armed Conflict to a wide military community.

abstract：:In a community sample of 573 New Zealand Vietnam War veterans, 20% were identified as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cases. The association between PTSD diagnoses and a range of military experience variables and current demographic variables was examined. Significant differences were reported between cases and n...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Vincent C,Chamberlain K,Long N

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) evaluates the ability of an individual to perform activities related to employment. There is no FCE specific to the military population; therefore, a FCE for the military population (FCE-M) was developed to evaluate an injured service member's (SM) ability to return to duty. The ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cancio JM,Oliver RA,Yancosek KE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes Humanitarian Civic Action (HCA) activities performed by the Medical Element (MED EL) of Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras during 1988. The effort was designed to assist Honduras in nation building, to provide a maximal training experience for U.S. personnel, and enhance the image of the U.S. Wh...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hood CH

更新日期：1991-06-01 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：:Diarrheal disease affects a large proportion of military personnel deployed to developing countries, resulting in decreased job performance and operational readiness. Travelers' diarrhea is self-limiting and generally resolves within 5 days; however, antibiotic treatment significantly reduces symptom severity and dura...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Tribble DR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the conclusion of major ground combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the focus of the mission changed, although intense armed conflict continued. Included in this mission was management of security detainees, including provision of their medical care. We retrospectively reviewed the admission records...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Murray CK,Roop SA,Hospenthal DR

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current military operations in the Middle East involve active duty, National Guard, and reserve troops from all services. Despite common misconceptions, the desert environment in this region has significant aeroallergen seasons that may exacerbate allergic rhinitis. OBJECTIVE:To review perennial and seasona...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Waibel KH

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:Recent studies suggest an increased risk of respiratory complaints associated with deployment. The objective measurement of lung function provided by portable spirometry is likely to improve the ability of military providers to diagnose and treat lung disease. A portable spirometer was taken to southern Afghanistan on...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Turbyville JC,Mbuthia J,Sandifer T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass casualties during war, civil unrest, or natural disasters can generate chaos and disarray in the emergency room setting. The influx of numerous casualties in a short period of time can paralyze the medical facility and cause irreparable damage to the injured. Maintaining calm and order is very essential for triag...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brook I

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Soldiers are exposed to extreme training regimens in order to optimally prepare for real battle. High attrition rates are a known issue during training courses, especially for elite troops. An underlying factor might be the disbalance between stress/strain and recovery. The aim of this review is to give in...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Vrijkotte S,Roelands B,Pattyn N,Meeusen R

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spouse abuse is a major social issue in our country. Based on national samples, between 10 and 20% of couples report some type of violence during the course of their marriage. In the United States, 1.8 million women are physically abused by their spouses each year. Within the military, it is estimated that the inciden...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brannen SJ,Bradshaw RD,Hamlin ER 2nd,Fogarty JP,Colligan TW

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typical military tasks include load carriage, digging, and lifting loads. To avoid accumulation of fatigue, it is important to know the energy expenditure of soldiers during such tasks. The purpose of this study was to measure cardiorespiratory responses during military tasks in field conditions. Unloaded (M1) and loa...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pihlainen K,Santtila M,Häkkinen K,Lindholm H,Kyröläinen H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of obstetrical patients from enrollment as outpatients until postpartum discharge was formulated at Madigan Army Medical Center. The control group included uncomplicated obstetrical patients from March 1 to August 31, 1994. The study group included uncomplicated obstetrical patients from March 1 to...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brandsma C,Calhoun BC,Vannatta JE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Navy Reserve Nurse Corps faces a nursing shortage that reflects the national picture and holds major implications for the military patient care readiness of this nation. This account of the changing climate of nursing practice in the Navy Reserves offers observations on recruitment and retention strategies for the...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Frazier ZM

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain management is vitally important to injured patients being evacuated from the warzone. A prospective assessment of real-time ratings of pain acceptability, intensity, and satisfaction of a convenience sample of 114 less severely ill and injured U.S. military patients being evacuated on Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bridges E,Dukes S,Serres J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that a supply of frozen red blood cells and a system for processing pyrogen-free crystalloid solution would meet the needs of an echelon 3 medical treatment facility in the U.S. military, caring for casualties during the initial phase of a military medical operation. DATA SOURCES:Blood...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rosenblatt MS,Hirsch EF,Valeri CR

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary care providers are often the initial evaluators of soldiers presenting with acute eye complaints. It is crucial for these providers to master performing the basic eye examination with a systematic approach. Obtaining a thorough history is an important first step to the eye examination, but providers need to be...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lee DY,Mathis DA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal stenting (sutureless plication) for intestinal adhesions was performed operatively in 16 patients. Subsequent recurrent obstruction occurred in four patients. Other complications occurred in three patients and included retained tube, jejunostomy-site abscess, and intestinal fistulization. Four patients died f...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kieffer RW,Neshat AA,Perez LM,Boudet RA,Seel DJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Military-connected youth are at increased risk for experiencing distinct psychosocial and behavioral health vulnerabilities. Although behavioral health interventions have been developed to treat vulnerabilities in military-connected youth, little is known about the methodological quality of studies evaluat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Moore KD,Fairchild AJ,Wooten NR,Ng ZJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A prenatal vitamin supplementation program for female basic military trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was initiated in June 2012 with the goals of decreasing attrition and improving performance. This project examined whether supplementation influences attrition rates, incidence of stress fractures...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Barnes KR,Tchandja JN,Webber BJ,Federinko SP,Cropper TL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:U.S. military researchers have made major contributions to the discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a number of parasitic diseases. We review the paramount U.S. military contributions to the understanding of leishmaniasis, filariasis, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, gastrointestinal parasites, intestin...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Crum NF,Aronson NE,Lederman ER,Rusnak JM,Cross JH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the infleunce of three types of boot-sock systems on incidence and severity of foot blisters. Participants were 357 men undergoing U.S. Marine recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Each participant was assigned to one of three treatment groups. The first group wore the standard militar...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Knapik JJ,Hamlet MP,Thompson KJ,Jones BH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), radiotherapy is the primary treatment. However, complications occur after radiation to the nasopharynx, which could potentially affect the flying safety. Four fighter pilots with NPC were reported. With early to locally advanced NPC, they received radiotherapy with or without concur...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chen SM,Lin KT,Dai YH,Chiang KT,Lee SY

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most prevalent human enzyme deficiency, affecting an estimated 400 million people worldwide. G6PD deficiency increases erythrocyte vulnerability to oxidative stress and may precipitate episodes of hemolysis when individuals are exposed to triggering agents. Al...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kotwal RS,Butler FK Jr,Murray CK,Hill GJ,Rayfield JC,Miles EA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To help preserve in-theater strength within deployed military units, commercially available, rapid, user-friendly ABO-Rh blood typing kits were evaluated to determine their stability in storage conditions commonly encountered by the warfighter. Methods for environmental exposure testing were based on MIL-STD-810F. Whe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bienek DR,Chang CK,Charlton DG

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To-date, there has been no international review of mental health resilience training during Basic Training nor an assessment of what service members perceive as useful from their perspective. In response to this knowledge gap, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Human Factors & Medicine Research & Technology...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Adler AB,Delahaij R,Bailey SM,Van den Berge C,Parmak M,van Tussenbroek B,Puente JM,Landratova S,Kral P,Kreim G,Rietdijk D,McGurk D,Castro CA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 274th Forward Surgical Team (FST) was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from October 14, 2001 to May 8, 2002. During this period, the FST was asked to perform many nondoctrinal missions. The FST was tasked with functioning as a mini-combat support hospital during the earlier phases of Operation End...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Peoples GE,Gerlinger T,Craig R,Burlingame B

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ready or not, here they come! The triennial visit by surveyors from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) does not have to be an occurrence that strikes fear into the heart of the chief nurse and most of the nursing staff. If properly prepared, a nursing staff can actually look forw...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bombard CF

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Skew deviation mimics superior oblique palsy. Associated findings can include ocular torsion, head tilt, headache, and neurologic symptoms that may help localize the responsible intracranial lesion. Accurate diagnosis is essential in determining and treating the underlying cause. Imaging options will be reviewe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bateman JA,Chang A,Capo-Aponte J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00