Low back pain in the uniformed service member: approach to surgical treatment based on a review of the literature.

abstract：:The type and number of injuries sustained by soldiers of a Croatian Army brigade in an offensive action during the war in Croatia (1991/1992) were analyzed according to the mechanism of wounding. About 1,000 soldiers participated in a 6-hour offensive action in a flat, partially swampy, and wooded area, convenient for...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Soldo S,Puntarić D

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meals ready to eat (MRE) have undergone many revisions of their origins in the trench ration from World War I. The MRE was implemented in 1980. Its design allows extended storage and easy, safe meal preparation. MRE sodium content varies by meal and may range from 1.6 g/meal to 2.3 g/meal. The average MRE contains 1,2...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Feagans JM,Jahann DA,Barkin JS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ibuprofen is commonly used by warfighters in the deployed environment. This study investigated its dose effects on in vitro coagulation in human and pig blood. METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 6 normal volunteers and 6 healthy pigs and processed to make platelet-adjusted samples (100 × 10(3)/μL, ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Martini WZ,Rodriguez CM,Deguzman R,Guerra JB,Martin AK,Pusateri AE,Cap AP,Dubick MA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the characteristics of top-rated Internal Medicine attendings and whether they changed after implementation of the 2004 work-hour restrictions. METHODS:Mixed methods study of resident ratings of medicine attendings (Period 1: 1994-1996, n = 250 and Period 2: 2007-2009, n = 152). Residents evalua...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Mallory R,Jackson JL,Mondragon D,Hatzigeorgiou C,DeZee KJ,Greenburg D,O'Malley PG

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:Using a postpartum survey, comparing singles to married, we sought to expand existing information on pregnancy occurring among active duty service women. The study instrument was a 59-question survey distributed in the initial 24 hours postpartum and collected prior to discharge. The majority affirmed that pregnancy h...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Biggs RL,Douglas BH,O'Boyle AL,Rieg TS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly military beneficiary is a valued, high-risk, high-cost, and complex individual with unique medical needs. Attention to common geriatric syndromes (such as incontinence) and quality end-of-life care is critical in this population. Care of older adults is part of every adult medical and surgical specialty an...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Unwin BK,Wilson C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Planning of dental support for populations serving in isolation is essential. Many programs of national or scientific interest such as U.S. Navy submarine missions, the manned space program, and research in Antarctica require long periods where dental care is not available. Submariners make an excellent stud...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Deutsch WM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study evaluates a large cohort of college students after the 2009-2010 pandemic H1N1 influenza season. The objective was to assess influenza vaccination status, influenzalike illnesses (ILIs), and other characteristics associated with attaining immunizations. METHODS:This study was conducted during t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Barrett JP,Rosen IM,Stout LR,Rosen SE

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects approximately 1-14% of all pregnancies in the United States and has significant maternal and neonatal consequences. Developing GDM can increase a patient's risk of developing overt diabetes in the future which may impact a soldier's readiness. The purpose of this...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Odedokun T,Weir LF,Aden JK

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick bites, associated clinical symptoms, and antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi were investigated in 77 Finnish army recruits training during summer in an endemic region and 50 control recruits serving outside the habitat of ticks. During a follow-up of 6 months, 26.9% of the study recruits reported tick bites. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Oksi J,Viljanen MK

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Military Health Services System (MHSS) is undergoing major modifications brought about by the Department of Defense health care reform program (TRICARE), a dynamic, multi-dimensional reform initiative affecting health care delivery to eligible beneficiaries. Military managers of the MHSS are currently being impact...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Texidor MS,Lamar SR,Roberts BJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory care federal pharmacists may be readily used by beneficiaries to obtain verbal and written pharmaceutical and/or medical information because of their high visibility and accessibility. In addition to information provided for prescription medications, pharmacists may provide medication and disease informatio...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Huntzinger PE

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield. The tactical combat casualty care guidelines recommend the use of the radial pulse strength to guide the administration of blood products or intravenous fluids when equipment for blood pressure monitoring is not available....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Naylor JF,Fisher AD,April MD,Schauer SG

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria was eradicated and the Republic of Korea (ROK) declared "malaria free" in 1979. However, in 1993, a temperate strain of vivax malaria, expressing both latent and nonlatent disease populations, re-emerged near the demilitarized zone (DMZ), rapidly spread to civilian sectors near the DMZ, and increased exponenti...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kim HC,Pacha LA,Lee WJ,Lee JK,Gaydos JC,Sames WJ,Lee HC,Bradley K,Jeung GG,Tobler SK,Klein TA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric involvement in Hodgkin's disease is rare. A case of gastric Hodgkin's disease occurring after autologous bone marrow transplantation is presented. A retrospective review of 339 cases of Hodgkin's disease in the Tumor Registry at Brooke Army Medical Center revealed six additional cases of documented gastric inv...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zaloznik AJ,Giudice RO

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) is a robust academic organization with more than 1,000 members and has held annual academic scientific meetings since 1958. Currently, there is a paucity of data regarding the volume and quality of orthopaedic surgery presentations accepted for peer-revi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Orr J,Dunn JC,Kusnezov N,Fares AB,Waterman BR,Garcia E,Pallis M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the efficacy of a brief cognitive-behavioral program in modifying causal attributions, expectancy of control, coping strategies, and psychological adjustment in a sample of Australian Army soldiers undergoing a 45-day recruit training program. Participants (N = 174) were randomly allocated within ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cohn A,Pakenham K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia can compromise readiness of recruits and service members operating in confined spaces. Often respiratory pathogens are implicated in outbreaks. In July 2008, 5 Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students entering an intense period of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado reported with c...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Coon RG,Balansay MS,Faix DJ,Hawksworth AW,Patterson MB,Blair PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Stress fractures are caused by repetitive low-impact activities. It is important to have a high index of suspicion in diagnosing and treating stress fractures early for remodeling to occur. This is a case report of a 19-year-old female military recruit with stress fractures of the right foot. The patient had an extend...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Duran-Stanton AM,Kirk KL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since opening the Air Force's first in-hospital birth center, the United States Air Force Academy Hospital has followed a policy of 24-hour discharge of mothers and babies--a major paradigm shift in traditional military treatment facility practice. This study was conducted to evaluate this change. Records were reviewe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rhodes MK

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent conflicts have contributed to an escalation in combat-related psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although technological advances have increased the speed from which battlefield injuries reach definitive care, mental health conditions have continued to rise. This study sought...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Wilson CB,Harre J,Shaak T,Francis J,McLaughlin LD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dengue fever, caused by any of the four dengue viruses (DENV1-4), is endemic in more than 100 countries around the world. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue virus. It is one of the most important arthropod-borne viral diseases. Dengue's global presence poses a medical threat to de...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chen HW,Maldonado TD,Lee CR,Williams M,Defang GN,Ellison DW,Van De Wyngaerde M,Rooney CM,Wu SL

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented in which a patient was placed on phenytoin following open depressed skull fracture. He subsequently was lost to follow-up, and then presented with several complaints, among them mutism, found to be related to phenytoin toxicity. There are no reports to date of this condition being caused by phenyto...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Berigan T,Watt TJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying potential modifiable determinants of functional movement ability and fatigue may inform efforts to maintain constant physical readiness, especially in active duty military over 40 years of age, who are largely sedentary throughout their work day. The primary aim of this study was to determine the associati...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kennedy-Armbruster C,Evans EM,Sexauer L,Peterson J,Wyatt W

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Unit watch over suicidal patients by nonmedical soldiers is often necessary in a deployed environment, but this strategy's risks may outweigh its benefits in a garrison environment. This case study illustrates risks of unit watches that are difficult for medical personnel to effectively mitigate. The suicidal soldier ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brown CS,Sheridan RJ Jr

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standardized mortality rate of rhabdomyolysis (RM) in Active Duty U.S. Army Soldiers is considerably higher than in the civilian population. RM occurs when large amounts of intracellular contents from damaged skeletal muscle escape into circulation, leading to serious sequelae (e.g., acute renal failure, hyperkale...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hill OT,Scofield DE,Usedom J,Bulathsinhala L,McKinnon C,Kwon P,Haley T,Carter R 3rd

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00