Diagnoses and mechanisms of musculoskeletal injuries in an infantry brigade combat team deployed to Afghanistan evaluated by the brigade physical therapist.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A cavum septum pellucidum is an anatomical variant that is usually considered an incidental finding of little clinical significance. This is a fluid-containing structure between the lateral ventricles whose walls exhibit lateral bowing and are 10-mm apart or greater. It has been hypothesized that enlarged cys...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Frattalone AR,Neely ET

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Noise exposure is an occupational health concern for certain professions, especially military servicemembers and those using power tools on a regular basis. The purpose of this study was to quantify noise exposure during total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) cases compared to the r...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Slaven SE,Wheatley BM,Christensen DL,Saxena SK,McGill RJ

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This quality improvement project implemented and evaluated an evidence-based practice (EBP) program at two Army outpatient health care facilities. The EBP program consisted of five implementation strategies that aimed to inculcate EBP into organizational culture as well as nursing practice and culture. A conceptual mo...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Yackel EE,Short NM,Lewis PC,Breckenridge-Sproat ST,Turner BS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A cuffed bag valve mask (BVM) is the most common device used by emergency medical responders to ventilate patients. The BVM can be difficult for users to seal around the patient's mouth and nose. An intraoral mask (IOM) with snorkel-like design may facilitate quicker and better ventilation particularly under...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： McCrory B,Lowndes BR,Thompson DL,Wadman MC,Sztajnkrycer MD,Walker R,Lomneth CS,Hallbeck MS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From April 24 to 26, 2013, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center and the U.S. Africa Command cosponsored the inaugural meeting of the West Africa Malaria Task Force in Accra, Ghana. The meeting's purpose was to identify common challenges, explore regional and transcontinental collaborations, and to share knowled...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： McCollum JT,Hanna R,Halbach AC,Cummings JF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is prevalent in 5.9-7.1% of children and adolescents, and 5% of adults. It results in poor academic, occupational, and social functioning. Pharmacotherapy improves core symptoms; however, average adherence levels are low and decrease at 16-17 years of age, just...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zur M,Magnezi R,Portuguese S,Reuveni I,Kedem R,Fruchter E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating trauma is frequently encountered in forward deployed military combat hospitals. Abdominal blast injuries represent nearly 11% of combat injuries, and multiplanar computed tomography imaging is optimal for injury assessment and surgical planning. We describe a multiplanar approach to assessment of blast and...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fischer TV,Folio LR,Backus CE,Bunger R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From August 1, 1991, to May 30, 1992, 148 severely wounded military and civilian casualties with the injury severity score of 3 to 5 were treated in the intensive care unit of the Zadar General Hospital. There were 138 male and 10 female patients; their mean age was 32 years. There were 64 wounded civilians and 84 wou...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Mlinarić J,Nincević N,Peranić H,Kostov D,Gnjatović D,Dominis M,Tolić I,Mitrović N,Serić J

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：:American women are increasingly becoming involved in combat-related roles. Inevitably, our country will have several killed and taken prisoner. No National Academy of Science/National Research Council or VA study has ever been undertaken to examine the chronic sequelae of the experiences undergone by these captured wo...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Skelton WP 3rd,Skelton NK

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent outbreaks of mysterious skin lesions on multiple personnel at several military facilities were initially blamed on spiders. Requests were made for pest inspection and control to remedy the situation. Greater scrutiny of the situation led to a hypothesis that instead of spiders, an infectious outbreak of communi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pagac BB,Reiland RW,Bolesh DT,Swanson DL

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March-May 1988, we collected data on enrollment of 1,445 Army families with grade school children in the Active Duty Dependents Dental Insurance Plan at two Army posts. We also surveyed their reactions to the plan. Results show that, although nearly two-thirds of families are enrolled in the plan, most consider the...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chisick MC,Guerin RD,Williams TR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since January 2002, pre-deployment training of forward resuscitative and surgical units has taken place at the U.S. Army Trauma Training Center (ATTC) in Miami, FL. In June 2019, the 240th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team (FRST) conducted the first pre-deployment Surgical Readiness Training Exercise (SU...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Huh J,Brockmeyer JR,Bertsch SR,Vanderspurt C,Batig TS,Clemens M

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the postinjury cognitive functioning of a sample of active duty, retired, and military beneficiaries who received traumatic brain injuries. Patients were seen in the neuropsychology clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center for a detailed cognitive and personality assessment. The scores on a major co...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Clement PF,Kennedy JE

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific publication in academic literature is a key venue in which the U.S. Department of Defense's Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS) program disseminates infectious disease surveillance data. Bibliometric analyses are tools to evaluate scientific productivity and impact o...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Reaves EJ,Valle R,Chandrasekera RM,Soto G,Burke RL,Cummings JF,Bausch DG,Kasper MR

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prolonged field care for junctional wounds is challenging and involves limb movement to facilitate transport. No studies to date have explored the efficacy of gauze products to limit rebleeding in these scenarios. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We randomly assigned 48 swine to QuikClot Combat Gauze, ChitoGauze, Nu...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Landers GD,Townsend C,Gaspary M,Kachur R,Thorne B,Stuart S,Henao J,Zarow GJ,Natarajan R,Boboc M

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of pacemaker lead fracture associated with weight-lifting are presented. This is a rare association which has only recently been described in the literature. In both cases, the pacemaker lead was fractured between the clavicle and the first rib, suggesting crush injury. The chest X-ray, pacemaker telemetry w...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Deering JA,Pederson DN

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The planning and execution for contingency pharmacy services in support of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in an overseas Air Force Medical Center are described. These operations presented the staff with far different challenges than the contingency support plan that had been in place for several years. That pla...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Diaz RA,Datena JM

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administrative and clinical considerations for the establishment of an ophthalmic laser program at a VA Outpatient Clinic are discussed. Outcomes of the first 320 patients treated over a 3-year period of time are presented. The program is evaluated from the perspectives of patient care, safety, maintenance, education,...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Newcomb RD

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of suicides among U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy recruits from 1980 through 2004. METHODS:Recruit suicides were identified through the Department of Defense Recruit Mortality Registry. We calculated crude, category-specific, and age-adj...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Scoville SL,Gubata ME,Potter RN,White MJ,Pearse LA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes issues in the psychological assessment of individuals for security clearances, special duty, and sensitive positions. Using assessment for access to sensitive compartmented information as an example, the paper identifies, and explicates problems in criterion validity (the NEXUS issue), practical a...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bloom RW

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is an important skill for all emergency providers; our ability to train and assess our learners is integral to providing optimal patient care. The primary aim of this study was to assess the inter-rater reliability (IRR) and discriminant validity of a novel field ETI assessment ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hart D,Clinton J,Anders S,Reihsen T,McNeil MA,Rule G,Sweet R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One thousand five hundred thirty-eight U.S. Navy and Marine Corps enlisted recruits were tested for hepatitis A, B, and C serologic markers. The recruit population (mean age, 19 years) was 91% male, 69% white, 17% black, 9% Hispanic, 2% Filipino, and 2% "other" racial/ethnic group. Anti-HAV was found in 129 (8.4%) rec...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hyams KC,Struewing JP,Gray GC

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Altered body structures that occur with the loss of a lower limb can impact mobility and quality of life. Specifically, biomechanical changes that result from wearing a prosthesis have been associated with an increased risk of falls or joint degeneration, as well as increased energy demands. While previous st...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Mahon CE,Pruziner AL,Hendershot BD,Wolf EJ,Darter BJ,Foreman KB,Webster JB

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study describes the rehabilitation of 10 active duty U.S. soldiers with exertional rhabdomyolysis. The pathophysiology of rhabdomyolysis is discussed. The initial management is concerned with accurate diagnosis and monitoring of laboratory values to prevent complications. Active and passive range of motion, ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Randall T,Butler N,Vance AM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The work of the War Hospital in Tomislavgrad during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 is described. The War Hospital in Tomislavgrad was one of the first medical institutions organized in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the intention of providing surgical treatment and care to soldiers, local civilians,...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zic R,Skegro M,Mitar D,Gudelj A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking prevention and cessation programs were implemented and evaluated in recruit training. Four groups of incoming recruits were compared: an education group, a no-smoking group, a health risk appraisal feedback group, and a no-treatment control group. Smoking behavior, perceptions related to smoking, and knowledge...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cronan TA,Conway TL,Hervig LK

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an important strategy to prevent human immunodeficiency virus acquisition after occupational and nonoccupational exposures. Since exposures to blood and other body fluids commonly occur in a combat setting, it is important to evaluate PEP utilization in the deployed environme...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Okulicz JF,Murray CK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00