Avian influenza: potential impact on sub-Saharan military populations with high rates of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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 Farnsworth Lantern (FALANT) is the definitive color vision test for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is also the definitive color vision test for aviation personnel in the Army. Results from it are also accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration. For various reasons, it is desirable to have an alte...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hackman RJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reiki, a biofield energy therapy, continues to struggle in finding its permanent place among the portfolio of complementary and alternative medicine modalities in many military health care facilities. Although it has been shown to help in the management of pain, lack of knowledge and limited first-hand exp...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gantt M,Orina JAT

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal aeroallergens commonly cause allergic conjunctivitis, rhinorrhea, sinusitis, and cough in sensitized individuals. These clinical symptoms are the result of IgE-mediated type I hypersensitivity reactions, which trigger the degranulaton of mast cells and basophils. In contrast, aeroallergens are not common prec...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fajardo KA,Wohltmann WE

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of traction to transport patients with femur fractures is well accepted. This paper describes step-by-step the construction of a traction device suitable for use on military aircraft. This "Landstuhl frame" is easily constructed using materials readily available. It is quick and effective for the transportatio...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Legan J,Hayes BP

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Breast cancer care imposes a significant financial burden to U.S. healthcare systems. Health services factors, such as insurance benefit type and care source, may impact costs to the health system. Beneficiaries in the U.S. Military Health System (MHS) have universal healthcare coverage and access to a net...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Eaglehouse YL,Manjelievskaia J,Shao S,Brown D,Hofmann K,Richard P,Shriver CD,Zhu K

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Severely injured patients have difficulty recalling their intensive care unit (ICU) experience which may contribute to emotional trauma. An ICU patient journal contains a short summary of key events during the ICU stay, and has been shown to improve emotional well-being. This project evaluated the feasibility and perc...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hester M,Ingalls NK,Hatzfeld JJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:The proper treatment of younger patients who have suffered ischemic stroke and who have no stroke risk factors other than antiphospholipid antibodies is unsettled. We propose a rationale to support adding dietary supplementation with calcium and vitamin D to the present standard regimen of anticoagulant therapy for th...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Newmark J,Newmark HL,Marden LA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic insomnia is a common and debilitating disease that increases risk for significant morbidity and workplace difficulties. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment, but there is a critical lack of behavioral health providers trained in CBT-I because, in part, of a ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Taylor DJ,Dietch JR,Pruiksma K,Calhoun CD,Milanak ME,Wardle-Pinkston S,Rheingold AA,Ruggiero KJ,Bunnell BE,Wilkerson AK

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1991-1992, a pelvic stress fracture incidence of 11.2% was recorded in a cohort of 143 female Australian Army recruits. An incidence of 0.1% was recorded in a cohort of male recruits trained in the 1992-1993 year using a nearly identical program. A number of preventive strategies were instituted in an attempt to re...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pope RP

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：:We showed previously that treatment of gamma-irradiated female B6D2F1 mice with 5-androstenediol (AED) enhanced survival, stimulated myelopoiesis, and ameliorated radiation-induced decreases in circulating neutrophils and platelets. We have now tested survival in male CD2F1 mice, and we have investigated molecular and...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Whitnall MH,Elliott TB,Landauer MR,Wilhelmsen CL,McKinney L,Kumar KS,Srinivasan V,Ledney GD,Seed TM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dietary intake of military initial entry trainees is often inadequate because of the structured food environment, lack of snacking, and limited time for meals. Inadequate intake during training increases risk for injury, poor performance, and attrition from training. A performance nutrition initiative was ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bartlett CG,Stankorb S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of long-distance running events are held each year in the United States; the Army Ten Miler (ATM) is one such race held annually in Washington, DC. The purpose of the present study was to retrospectively analyze medical encounters for runners participating in the ATM from 1998 to 2004. Of the estimated 91,750...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pasquina PF,Griffin SC,Anderson-Barnes VC,Tsao JW,O'Connor FG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome has been described among the U.S. and the U.N. troops assigned to the Republic of Korea since the Korean War. However, this appears to be the first case in which infection was acquired during garrison duty in an urban environment. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Sachar DS,Narayan R,Song JW,Lee HC,Klein TA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We assessed potential racial or ethnic differences in the degree to which veterans with pharmaceutically treated hypertension report experiences with their primary care system that are consistent with optimal chronic illness care as suggested by Wagner's Chronic Care Model (CCM). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A c...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Jackson GL,Stechuchak KM,Weinberger M,Bosworth HB,Coffman CJ,Kirshner MA,Edelman D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The federal government is the largest single employer of clinically active physician assistants (PAs) in the United States, with > 3,000 PAs in 2008. PAs are present within the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Homeland Security. Most are civil servants or hold a commiss...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hooker RS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from a nationally representative survey, we evaluated the prevalence of multiple risk factors known to predict increased health care utilization and adverse health outcomes, comparing U.S. men who rely solely on the Veterans Affairs Health Administration (VA) for health care to men in the general population...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Larson RJ,Welch HG

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoniazid prophylaxis is a major part of the U.S. Air Force tuberculosis (TB) screening program and is closely tied to the efforts to eliminate TB. If a facility has a low prevalence rate of TB and there is no sound epidemiological evidence to rule out a false-positive TB skin test, a higher threshold for what constit...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Popper SE,Hebrink ST,Smith DA,Stewart TB

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report examines a vesiculopustular reaction which occurred in a young Marine 9 d after receiving the smallpox vaccination. Review of the CDC guidelines, ACAM2000 package insert, and literature surrounding the smallpox vaccine reveals several well-established adverse cutaneous reactions associated with vaccin...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kramer TR

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As researchers examine the efficacy of interventions that simultaneously target more than 1 symptom, it is important to identify ways to help guide research and program development. This study used electronic medical record data to examine the covariation of multiple risk factors regularly assessed among primary care ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Funderburk JS,Kenneson A,Maisto SA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Occupational noise threatens U.S. worker health and safety and commands a significant financial burden on state and federal government worker compensation programs. Previous studies suggest that hearing conservation programs have contributed to reduced occupational hearing loss for noise-exposed workers. M...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Garcia SL,Smith KJ,Palmer C

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：UNLABELLED:Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a growing component of medicine within the U.S. civilian and military populations. Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) Family Medicine Clinic represents an overseas medical facility stationed among a diverse ethnic population. The impact that local cultures have...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kent JB,Oh RC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred six astronaut applicants who had passed initial screening were evaluated for Axis I and Axis II DSM-III-R diagnoses using a structured psychiatric interview. Nine of 106 candidates (8.5%) met diagnostic criteria for six Axis I (including V-code), or Axis II disorders. The use of the NASA structured intervi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Santy PA,Endicott J,Jones DR,Rose RM,Patterson J,Holland AW,Faulk DM,Marsh R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine military deployments place great stress on military families. Before South African soldiers can be deployed, they undergo a comprehensive health assessment, which includes a social work assessment. The assessment focuses on the resilience of the family system to estimate how well the family will cope when expo...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Van Breda AD

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many people are unaware of the science underlying the biophysical properties of Soldier clothing and personal protective equipment, yet there is a well-refined biomedical methodology initiated by Army physiologists in World War II. This involves a methodical progression of systematic material testing technol...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Santee WR,Potter AW,Friedl KE

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of an army soldier presenting to the emergency department with acute metabolic derangement resulting in encephalopathy, cerebral edema, and death is presented. The patient had no medical diagnoses before entering military service and was triaged in the emergency department with the common complaint of pr...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Tobin MR,Grisham J,Brigg A,Kinder B

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00