Dental emergency rates at two expeditionary medical support facilities supporting operations enduring and Iraqi Freedom.

abstract：:The potential of dental emergencies to reduce combat effectiveness is a major concern of military planners. The dental fitness classification is teh primary measure of an airman's dental readiness. A dental class 3 identification means that the airman has a dental condition that is likely to cause a dental emergency w...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Callison GM,Matthews B

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Canadian Armed Forces adopted fibrinogen concentrate (RiaSTAP) for hemostatic resuscitation in the far-forward combat setting, given its potential benefits of reducing blood loss, blood transfusion and mortality, and its long storage stability and high portability. The current guidance recommends that RiaS...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Peng HT,Beckett A

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The modern military battlefields are characterized by the use of nonconventional weapons such as encountered in the conflicts of the Gulf War I and Gulf War II. Recent warfare in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans has introduced radioactive weapons to the modern war zone scenarios. This presents the military medicine ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Durakovic A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous spondylitis (Pott's disease) is an uncommon complication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection that may have serious consequences if the diagnosis is missed or delayed. A case of tuberculous spondylitis in a military dependent is presented. Clinical presentation, radiologic findings, laboratory findings,...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Grinkemeyer MD,LaBarre RC,Yaszemski MJ,Klucznik RP,Blatt SP,Drehner DM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aristotle saw that the striving of humanity was toward being well - a physical, mental and spiritual state where life flourished. A contemporary definition of health recognizes that disease and disability can and often do co-exist with wellness. In this new conception, health is transformed from a state that requires ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bradley KL USA (Ret),Goetz T,Viswanathan S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis and management of concussion can be difficult in a combat environment, especially in the absence of loss of consciousness or post-traumatic amnesia. As no validated test exists to diagnose or grade neurocognitive impairment from a concussion, the military currently employs the Military Acute Concussion E...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Coldren RL,Kelly MP,Parish RV,Dretsch M,Russell ML

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:Despite two decades of concerted federal government effort and the expenditure of billions of dollars, the war on cancer, as judged by mortality, is not going well. However, the mortality yardstick by which progress against cancer is often measured should be reassessed based upon current concepts of carcinogenesis. Th...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Riggs JE

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study is the first to our knowledge to examine associations of survey-reported dietary supplement use with medical record diagnoses, rather than retrospective self-reported supplement use at the time of the medical encounter or case reports of adverse events. Dietary supplement (DS) use and adverse ev...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Humphreys MA,Phillips CJ,Trone DW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Military Service Members (SMs) with upper limb (UL) amputation have unrestricted access to occupational therapy (OT) services. Identifying OT interventions used based on clinical rationale and patient needs can provide insight toward developing best practice guidelines. The purpose of this retrospective ob...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cancio JM,Orr A,Eskridge S,Shannon K,Mazzone B,Farrokhi S

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on data from a survey of international military mental health professionals. In a series of open-ended questions, respondents were asked to describe their country in terms of the field of military psychology, the role of mental health professionals on deployment, the degree to which the field of men...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Adler AB,Bartone PT

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:United States Armed Forces and nongovernmental agencies on board the USNS Mercy provided humanitarian and civic assistance to over 68,000 patients in five southeastern Asian nations during Pacific Partnership 2008. A commitment to improving the health and well-being of the citizens of these countries along with streng...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： King HC,Baker W

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2-year retrospective study, suicide prevention efforts produced a significant reduction in suicide attempts at a U.S. Navy training command. Evidence was presented that suicide prevention may be a more pressing issue at training commands than operational commands. The approach described here focused on instructor...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： McDaniel WW,Rock M,Grigg JR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old suspected Iraqi insurgent is brought to a Troop Medical Clinic in Baghdad, Iraq, with curious marks on his body. On questioning, he describes productive cough, subjective fever, drenching night sweats, and unintentional weight loss. This case shows a condition with which Western physicians are generally ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zapor MJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research identifies variables affecting the length of time to process a soldier through the U.S. Army Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES). The subjects are 8,301 soldiers whose disability records were processed in fiscal year 1996. The dependent variable examined was the average number of days a soldier ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Coppola MN,Hudak RP,Bales JD

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article addresses a topic that is part of the public consciousness yet is seldom explored in the public health literature: presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example. The article explores the history of what some American presidents, as individuals, have conveyed to the populatio...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Safran MA

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the more commonly occurring mental disorders following potentially traumatizing events soldiers may encounter when deployed abroad. One of the first-line recommended treatment options is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). The number of studie...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Köhler K,Eggert P,Lorenz S,Herr K,Willmund G,Zimmermann P,Alliger-Horn C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little research on whether the transient nature of the military family contributes to transition difficulty to parenthood or to the type of social supports utilized. Data were collected by mailed survey from a convenience sample of military and civilian mothers at 3 months after delivery. No significant diffe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Splonskowski JM,Twiss JJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to determine the concentration and ratio of uranium isotopes in allied forces Gulf War veterans. The 27 patients had their 24-hour urine samples analyzed for 234U, 235U, 236U, and 238U by mass spectrometry. The urine samples were evaporated and separated into isotopic dilution and concentr...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Horan P,Dietz L,Durakovic A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of Operation Desert Storm, a neurology service was established in the Fort Leonard Wood MEDDAC. Between January 1 and April 30, 1991, a total of 315 new neurology patients were seen in consultation. This number plus all the follow-up visits add up to a total of 750 clinical encounters during that period. T...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gomez CR

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. military health care system forms a vast network across thousands of miles to serve patients in the Pacific theater. The medical treatment facilities in the Pacific, however, act independently and do not effectively track patients in the air evacuation system. The patients and the tracking systems are so disc...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Olsen JC

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

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 United States Army is committed to providing quality health care for active-duty service members, their dependents, and retired service members. Historically, the Army has never had enough active-duty physicians to provide care for all its beneficiaries. Alternatives utilizing civilian health care providers have b...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Callahan CW Jr,Pierce JR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational upper-extremity disorders have been associated with prolonged pain and work disability. Using the U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency database, the present case-control studies (n = 434 and n = 342) investigated the contribution of demographic, physical, occupational psychosocial, and individual psychoso...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Huang GD,Feuerstein M,Berkowitz SM,Peck CA Jr

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：:This study's objective was to describe: (1) patterns of cancer prevalence and type, (2) patient demographics, and (3) the sources, and cost, of medical care in the military beneficiary population using the Military Health System administrative databases. Calendar year 2002 patient enrollment, inpatient and outpatient ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Crawford RS 3rd,Wu J,Park D,Barbour GL

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) are a concern for the military community because of medical expenses, possible disability, and separation from the military. This study investigated the prevalence of MSIs in deployed aeromedical evacuation (AE) populations reported on Post-Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA) forms. A s...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fouts BL,Serres JL,Dukes SF,Maupin GM,Wade ME,Pohlman DM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study is to introduce a virtual radiology rotation curriculum that is being used to safely maintain medical student and intern education and engagement with the Department of Radiology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Adams CC,Shih R,Peterson PG,Lee MH,Heltzel DA,Lattin GE

更新日期：2020-10-03 00:00:00