Practice tools to meet the complex needs of older vulnerable military beneficiaries.

abstract：:The clinical entity of chronic low back pain is not well understood at present. Disparate spinal conditions can result in symptoms of low back pain, and various treatment options have been proposed in the literature including surgical intervention and prolonged nonoperative therapy. Low back pain, as well as lumbar de...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Schoenfeld AJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In field operational environments, the gynecologic health needs of women may be difficult to provide because of the lack of a small, lightweight, durable, inexpensive gynecologic examination table. Such a table already exists, in pieces, in the inventory of most field-deploying units of battalion aid station size or l...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hughey MJ,Patel TG,Herrold SB

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protective gear is mandatory for medical personnel treating casualties in a contaminated environment. In the present study, we assessed the ability of emergency medical technicians to insert an intravenous line in this situation. Sixty emergency medical technicians were randomized to a control group, wearing fatigues,...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Berkenstadt H,Arad M,Nahtomi O,Atsmon J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Civilian emergency response personnel who assist at chemical or biological disaster scenes are likely to be novices at functioning in chemical-biological (C-B) protective clothing (CBC) meant for use on contaminated battlefields. Such teams must be aware that CBC imposes numerous physiological, psychophysiological, an...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Krueger GP

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the way in which the oral health of recruits changed during the 4 years immediately after entry on active duty. METHODS:In 1998, 1,331 dental records of recruits in the 1994 Tri-Service Comprehensive Oral Health Survey were located, and treatment data were analyzed....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Moss DL,York A,Martin G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headaches are a typical presentation to a military medical department or emergency room. Having a broad differential diagnosis and utilizing a thorough physical exam can assist providers in honing down the list of pathology and in identifying potentially life-threatening causes of cephalgia such as intracranial tumors...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Thompson CA,Barnes E

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interventions that encourage good nutrition-related behaviors in the dining environment can potentially influence the health of large numbers of military personnel. Thus, the Army has studied the effectiveness of implementing nutrition education and dining facility (DFAC) changes that included healthier re...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Armstrong NJ,Serrano EE,Cole RE,Bukhari AS,Jayne JM

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Little attention is given in psychiatry residency programs to preparing graduates to occupy division psychiatry slots. The first part of this paper discusses several guidelines: preparations to make before leaving for a new post; immediate steps to take upon arrival; the place of the Division Mental Health Service in ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ritchie C,White R

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Army Europe Stress Management Team (USAREUR SMT) is designed to assist victims of hostage, terrorist, and disaster situations. Early intervention is intended to prevent the development of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. This paper describes the operation of the SMT following the missile attack...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Sokol RJ

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：: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：:Over the last decade, demand for services from military treatment facilities (MTFs) has frequently exceeded capacity resulting in increased usage of off-base civilian Tricare providers (OCTP). This capacity shortage has been particularly acute for mental health care. At many installations, OCTPs are the main source of...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Schultheis E,Glasmeier A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite greater than 60,000 nonfatal firearm injuries per year in the United States, retained shrapnel is a relatively rare cause of systemic lead toxicity with less than 100 cases reported in the medical literature since 1867. While intra-articular retained shrapnel as a cause of lead toxicity is well-des...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Grasso IA,Blattner MR,Short T,Downs JW

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking disproportionately affects veterans, particularly those with psychiatric diagnoses. Chaplains working within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) play key roles in emotional, physical, and spiritual health care of veterans, and veterans often turn to chaplains with mental health concerns. The VA/D...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Van Voorhees EE,Hamlett-Berry K,Christofferson DE,Beckham JC,Nieuwsma JA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acutely sprained ankles represent a frequent and common injury among active duty troops in training, and are a significant source of morbidity with respect to days lost to training. Swelling in the form of periarticular edema limits motion, causes pain, prevents wearing of normal foot gear, and slows the healing proce...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pennington GM,Danley DL,Sumko MH,Bucknell A,Nelson JH

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores what factors influence whether active duty U.S. military personnel enroll their families in Department of Defense (DoD) or non-DoD dental insurance plans. The data come from a 26-site, cross-sectional survey of U.S. service members conducted from April 1994 to January 1995. A prestratified, randoml...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chisick MC,Poindexter FR

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the effects of long-term passive heat exposure and a 16-week basic military training program on heat acclimatization. Thirty recruits were tested on the zero (T1), 2nd (T2), 6th (T3), and 16th (T4) weeks of the basic military training program. The trials involved 1 hour of marching on a treadmi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lim CL,Chung KK,Hock LL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Military free fall or HALO (high altitude-low opening) is a distinct form of tactical parachuting used by the elite forces of the U.S. military. This study was undertaken to examine the type, location, and mechanism of injuries sustained by the military HALO parachutist during training. A retrospective study identifie...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Glorioso JE Jr,Batts KB,Ward WS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei are two highly pathogenic bacteria responsible for melioidosis and glanders, respectively. Our laboratory developed hydrolysis probe-based real-time polymerase chain reaction assays targeting type three secretion system (TTS) and transposase family protein (TFP) of B. pseudomall...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zhang B,Wear DJ,Kim HS,Weina P,Stojadinovic A,Izadjoo M

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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：:Prostate cancer remains the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among the male population worldwide. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to prostate cancer and its aggressiveness. Herein, we initiated a retrospective study to evaluate vitamin D status and monitoring in veterans with prostate cancer, and to examine ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Der T,Bailey BA,Youssef D,Manning T,Grant WB,Peiris AN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of 10 patients presents the early results of a protocol of debridement, antibiotic bead placement, and use of the Ilizarov method with a circular external fixator for treatment of infected nonunions of the tibia in a military population. The nonunions resulted from high-energy fractures in nine cases and an...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： McHale KA,Ross AE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Running-related musculoskeletal injuries among U.S. military recruits negatively impact military readiness. Low aerobic fitness, prior injury, and weekly running distance are known risk factors. Physical fitness screening and remedial physical training (or discharging the most poorly fit recruits) before entry-level m...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Molloy JM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful rehabilitation of female service members suffering traumatic injuries to the maxillofacial region is both a physiological and a psychological issue. A clinical evaluation to determine if an association exists between sex hormone levels and dental implant success was undertaken. Endosseous dental implants we...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cuenin MF,Billman MA,Kudryk VL,Hanson BS

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very little data are available to commanders regarding gynecological problems encountered by a large female population in a combat zone for extended periods of time. The 312th Evacuation Hospital supported Operation Desert Storm, treating over 12,000 patients. Of these, 577 were treated by the gynecological service. O...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hanna JH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the M17 and M43 protective masks on stereoacuity. Twelve subjects were tested on the Keystone diagnostic series stereopsis test at nearpoint and the Howard-Dolman apparatus at 40 cm and 6 m. Stereopsis was evaluated without a mask and with the M43 and M17 masks....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Harmel LA,Wingert TA,McAlister WH,Bachman WG

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is important to monitor the use of optometric services by Veterans and consider the implications for other optometric and vision rehabilitation services. We did not find public health reports documenting the recent utilization of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) optometric eye exam services. METHOD...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fant G,Backus L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a young woman presenting to a military field hospital in Afghanistan with a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) associated with the diet drug sibutramine. We also provide a brief literature review on the association between sibutramine and myocardial infarction. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fernandez WG,Biswas AK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War. While being removed from the field, Jackson fell from the litter and struck the right side of his chest on a large stone or stump. Four days following the amputation ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lively MW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00