Health problems among Army children.

abstract：:I visited Afghanistan during the recent conflict. The conditions were primitive, and all patients with major injuries died in the field. Those who could make the 2 to 3 week trip over the mountains to Pakistan received only basic medical care at best. Without air superiority and helicopter evacuation, this could be th...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： LaTourette G

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to compare three specialized treatment programs for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in different Veterans Affairs medical centers, in terms of the format of therapeutic services and the medications prescribed for PTSD. Chart review methods were used to examine medical recor...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Dieperink M,Erbes C,Leskela J,Kaloupek D,Farrer MK,Fisher L,Wolf E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eating disorders are increasing in frequency among adolescents. The active duty military population has a high prevalence of eating disorders. This study, conducted at a major medical center, determined the prevalence of disordered eating among military dependents and the correlation between adolescent and parent eati...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Waasdorp CE,Caboot JB,Robinson CA,Abraham AA,Adelman WP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare responses of practicing military and civilian primary care physicians to a series of standardized inhalational anthrax cases. METHODS:A series of three randomly selected case vignettes adapted from the 2001 anthrax attack along the East Coast of the United States were mailed to a convenience sampl...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Stephens MB,Marvin B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of relaxed asthma recruitment standards adopted by the Australian Defence Force in 2007. METHODS:A retrospective audit was conducted on clinical and administrative data for recruits, with and without mild asthma, in their first year of service. RESULTS:There was no evidence that mild as...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ireland R,Waller M,MacKenzie A,Peake J,Nasveld P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the effects of a pedometer-based behavioral intervention (Fitness for Life [FFL] program) and a traditional high-intensity fitness (TRAD) program on physical activity (PA), Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), and coronary heart disease risk factors in Army National Guard members who failed the APFT 2-mile ru...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Talbot LA,Metter EJ,Morrell CH,Frick KD,Weinstein AA,Fleg JL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt impact assessment of the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) is currently based on the linear head response. The current study presents a methodology for testing the ACH under complex loading that generates linear and rotational head motion. Experiments were performed on a guided, free-fall drop tower using an instrume...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Begonia M,Rooks T,Pintar FA,Yoganandan N

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study evaluated the factors that contribute to stress and the psychological difficulties of the Italian military component of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This group was compared with a homogeneous group stationed in Italy. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was performed in...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ballone E,Valentino M,Occhiolini L,Di Mascio C,Cannone D,Schioppa FS

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:As the healthcare system shifts from fee-for service toward value-driven healthcare, interest has grown in medication-related quality metrics to evaluate quality and value within the healthcare system. While the Defense Health Agency (DHA) has taken steps to align healthcare quality measures across the ent...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Costantino RC,Nau D,Neigh JJ,Hoerner PJ,Hull JR,Perfetto E

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of rubella occurred among visiting German troops involved in a combined military exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in April 1995. Public health and military operational concerns centered on the significant contact the German soldiers had had with host battalion dependents and the impact of the outbre...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Craig SC,Broughton G 2nd,Bean J,McKee KT Jr

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do "people work" of some kind. Health care providers, including dentists, are at high risk for burnout because their occupations often require intense interactions between themselv...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Shelley JJ,Wong M

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of our study is to compare pectoralis major tears in active duty military personal repaired surgically in the forward deployed setting to those performed in the Continental United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective comparison of all pectoralis major tendon repairs performed at Madigan...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Shakir I,Davis W,Choate WS,Antosh IJ,Parada S,Salazar DH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients are referred to the endodontist to have root canal therapy performed to treat pulpal and periradicular diseases. Routinely, the only radiograph to accompany the patient is the periapical radiograph. This radiograph is inadequate in the detection of asymptomatic pathosis that may be present in other areas of t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bodey TE,Loushine RJ,West LA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic premise of symptom validity tests (SVTs) is that appropriate effort can be assessed because the designs of SVT measures are thought to be insensitive to all but the most extreme forms of impairment of memory. In patients with mild traumatic brain injury in particular, it is thought that failure on effort mea...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Willis PF,Farrer TJ,Bigler ED

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The massive Department of Defense deployment in support of Hurricane Andrew relief cast the military medical departments in a new role. Military medical personnel were challenged to apply the traditional principles of combat medicine to a noncombat environment, within the continental United States, within an existing ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Holsenbeck LS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria prevention and treatment are big challenges for the French forces deployed in sub-Saharan Africa. Since December 2013, 1,800 French soldiers have been deployed at any one time in the Central African Republic in the framework of "Operation Sangaris" and European Union Force (EUFOR). Over the 2014-2015...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Perisse A,Velut G,Javelle E,Loarer G,Michel R,Simon F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cluster-randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated wipes against skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was conducted among military recruits attending Officer Candidate School at Marine Corps Base Qua...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Schlett CD,Grandits GA,Millar EV,Whitman TJ,Tribble DR

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:US Navy recruits who have injuries preventing them from participating in intense physical conditioning are pulled out of boot camp training and receive treatment that includes daily physical therapy, pain medications, and psychoeducational groups. Graduation from boot camp for these recruits requires not o...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Udell CJ,Ruddy JL,Procento PM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neck pain among rotary-wing aviators has been established as an important issue in the military community, yet no U.S. Army regulation defines exactly what cervical spine range of motion (CROM) is adequate for flight. This lack of regulation leaves flight surgeons to subjectively determine whether an aviat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Williams ST,Madison AM,Brozoski FT,Chancey VC

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study examined spinal-related hospitalizations of U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Spinal cord injuries (SCI) and vertebral column injuries (VCI) were identified using International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes. In our study, spin...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Wojcik BE,Curley KC,Szeszel-Fedorowicz W,Stein CR,Humphrey RJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:National Guard service members face deactivation from active duty soon after they return to the United States and rapid entry into the civilian workforce; therefore, it is important to examine employment among these Veterans. METHODS:The sample included 585 National Guard service members. Bivariate and multi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Burnett-Zeigler I,Valenstein M,Ilgen M,Blow AJ,Gorman LA,Zivin K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to common stressors, members of the U.S. Armed Forces experience a high level of stress unique to their status as service members. In an effort to combat stress, many military personnel report high levels of nicotine use. This study investigated the relationship between tobacco use and perceived stress amo...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Stein RJ,Pyle SA,Haddock CK,Poston WS,Bray R,Williams J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 300,000 cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) occur in the United States each year. Left coronary artery anomaly (LCAA), although rare, is second only to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as the most common cause of SCD associated with structural cardiovascular abnormalities. This case illustrates SCD secondary to L...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Phelps SE

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:Recently, fat distribution has become of clinical interest in assessing one's risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Investigations have shown stronger relationships between abdominal, or central adiposity, and various well known risk factors for CHD, than peripheral and/or total adiposity. The simple waist-to-hip rat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Vanderburgh PM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the delivery of health services to different ethnic groups in the war and postwar periods in the area of Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. METHODS:The total population, percentages by nationality, and numbers of persons medically or surgically treated at the War and General Hospital of Livno betw...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Misic Z,Mamic I,Krezo S,Plavec A,Vrdoljak S,Karelovic D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined soldier attitudes about postdeployment mental health screening, treatment, barriers to care, strategies for overcoming barriers, and settings, personnel and timing for conducting postdeployment mental health screening. METHODS:Deploying soldiers participated in a voluntary anonymous surve...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Warner CH,Appenzeller GN,Mullen K,Warner CM,Grieger T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR) of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC), Silver Spring, Maryland, has over 55 million specimens. Over 80% of these specimens are linked to individual health data. In response to Congressional and Department of Defense (DoD) concern about toxic exposures...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Baird CP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microparticle immunoenzymatic assay (MEIA) is a new, ultrasensitive technique recently introduced for detection of prostatic specific antigen (PSA). It is easily performed, totally automated, and cheaper and faster than radioimmunometric techniques. In this study, the levels of PSA in 194 males with urologic problems ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Sánchez de la Muela P,Povo Castilla J,Bobillo de Lamo M,Rosales F,Pérez-Piqueras JL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological and cognitive performance of acclimatized soldiers undertaking routine patrol and reconnaissance activities in the tropics was investigated. Data were obtained during a patrol and a reconnaissance exercise followed by a short assault. Ambient conditions were characterized by temperatures of 30 to 33 ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Amos D,Hansen R,Lau WM,Michalski JT

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00