The Central Simulation Committee (CSC): a model for centralization and standardization of simulation-based medical education in the U.S. Army healthcare system.

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：: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 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Obesity is prevalent among users of Veteran's Health Administration services, where it is comorbid with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, colon, and breast cancer. Among obese subjects, severe obesity represents a subpopulation with the highest risk of dep...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Shiroma PR,Velasquez T,Usset TJ,Wilhelm JH,Thuras P,Baltutis E

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep water running (DWR) has become a well-recognized from of cardiovascular conditioning for injured athletes and has been used successfully to maintain running performance. DWR provides for decreased stress and weightbearing to injured tissue and joints, allows for maintenance of cardiovascular fitness and a trainin...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Burns AS,Lauder TD

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correspondence of three core Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scales (Intrusive Experiences, Defensive Avoidance, and Anxious Arousal) and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-IV) PTSD module were examined among 72 veterans with traumatic brain injury (...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bahraini NH,Brenner LA,Harwood JE,Homaifar BY,Ladley-O'Brien SE,Filley CM,Kelly JP,Adler LE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal was to show the epidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Croatia. METHODS:Data on registered Lyme borreliosis cases were analyzed and the most common clinical manifestations of the disease, based on meta-analysis of the data collected, are described. RESULT...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Mulić R,Antonijević S,Klismanić Z,Ropac D,Lucev O

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease worldwide affecting more than 2 billion people, including latent, pulmonary, and extrapulmonary TB. The presentation of disseminated TB is variable and dependent on the organs affected. Therefore, making the diagnosis and providing appropriate treatment can be delayed. We present ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Triplett D,Stewart E,Mathew S,Horne BR,Prakash V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Army health care personnel play a key role in the Army's Family Advocacy Program, yet little is known about their beliefs toward domestic violence. This study surveyed the beliefs of selected Army Medical Department personnel concerning the extent, nature, causes, and management of spouse abuse. The study suggests tha...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hamlin ER 2nd,Donnewwerth D,Georgoulakis JM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To deliver optimal patient care and promote wellness, naval providers and patients require convenient access to medical information from isolated duty stations. The Internet can lower barriers to accessing information. The goal of this study was to determine the technical feasibility of using the Internet to ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： D'Alessandro MP,D'Alessandro DM,Hendrix MJ,Bakalar RS

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To-date, there has been no international review of mental health resilience training during Basic Training nor an assessment of what service members perceive as useful from their perspective. In response to this knowledge gap, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Human Factors & Medicine Research & Technology...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Adler AB,Delahaij R,Bailey SM,Van den Berge C,Parmak M,van Tussenbroek B,Puente JM,Landratova S,Kral P,Kreim G,Rietdijk D,McGurk D,Castro CA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various studies examining the prevalence of personality disorders in civilian inpatient and outpatient populations have consistently found narcissistic personality disorder to be one of the least common. In striking contrast to this, a recently published study showed narcissistic personality features to be among the m...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bourgeois JA,Hall MJ,Crosby RM,Drexler KG

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, it was necessary to activate and deploy a large number of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard medical units to augment the active Army health care treatment capability. In addition, a significant number of active Army physicians, nurses, dentists, and other health care providers ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Clegg TA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) affect primarily young people (17-24 years). The U.S. Military, with many young people, strives to maintain effective STD treatment and prevention programs using current methods. Laboratory testing technology and capacity are important for appropriate clinical management...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Leamer NK,Jordan NN,Pacha LA,Latif NH,Garges EC,Gaydos JC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diphyllobothrium, also known as the "Broad Tapeworm" or "Fish Tapeworm," is a genus of Cestoda acquired through the consumption of undercooked fish. Although infection by a Diphyllobothrium spp. in the United States is rare, it remains an important global zoonosis, with an estimated burden of approximately 20 million ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Reilly DF

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Manufacturers' recommended temperatures for pharmaceuticals were compared with actual field temperatures that the medications were exposed to during the winter months of December and February in the Republic of Korea. Two daily temperatures of field pharmaceuticals were taken in a M577 armored aid station. These tempe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Midla GS,Kim YS,Inga J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Volunteering as a health promotion intervention is positively related to improved health and well-being in civilians and older adults. Yet, the impacts of participating in a community-based volunteering program on returning military veterans have not been studied, nor have the outcomes for veterans who hav...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lawrence KA,Matthieu MM,Robertson-Blackmore E

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study seeks to investigate the mortality rates of U.K. servicemen with postcombat syndromes following the Boer War and World War I. Random samples of veterans awarded war pensions for either disordered action of the heart (DAH) or neurasthenia/shellshock were compared with gunshot wounded ex-servicemen as control...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Jones E,Vermaas RH,Beech C,Palmer I,Hyams K,Wessely S

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:The aim of this study was to screen leukocyte cell surface markers to identify possible predictors for infection related to physical training. Ten healthy soldiers (mean age, 19.1; mean body mass, 77.4 kg; mean VO2 peak, 4.54 L min(-1)/58.6 mL min(-1) kg(-1)) were included. Blood samples were collected and number of i...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ekblom O,Ekblom B,Malm C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A duplication cyst of the ileum was initially observed in a fetus at 26 weeks gestation on prenatal ultrasonography. Repeated spontaneous resolution of the cyst by decompression into the adjacent bowel lumen delayed diagnosis and management until the child was 9 months of age. The child experienced two episodes of hem...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brown DM,Schlesinger AE,Komppa GH

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:To examine incidence of mental health diagnoses during initial service of U.S. active duty military members and identify associations with deployment, attrition, and suicide. METHODS:A retrospective cohort of 576,502 service members (SMs) newly enlisted between 2003 and 2006 was identified. Data included med...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ireland RR,Kress AM,Frost LZ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On May 19 to 21, 2010, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences cosponsored an educational symposium on Assessing Potentially Hazardous Environmental Exposures among Military Populations. The meeting provided an opportunity for stakeholders and policy makers ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Riddle M,Lyles M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the relationship between active duty status and daily insufficient sleep in a telephone survey. METHODS:U.S. military service status (recent defined as past 12 months and past defined as >12 months ago) and daily insufficient sleep in the past 30 days were assessed among 566,861 adults aged 18 to...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chapman DP,Liu Y,McKnight-Eily LR,Croft JB,Holt JB,Balkin TJ,Giles WH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brief structured clinical interviews are a key component of the Department of Defense postdeployment health reassessment program. Such interviews are critical for recommending individuals for follow-up assessment and care. To standardize the interview process, U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Europe developed a structu...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Wright KM,Adler AB,Bliese PD,Eckford RD

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Heat stroke is a rare clinical phenomenon, characterized by systemic heat and cytokine-induced organ damage. Permanent neurological deficits rarely develop following heat strokes, and cerebellar dysfunction predominates among these rare cases. We report a case of severe heat stroke with recovery from severe multiorgan...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rav-Acha M,Shuvy M,Hagag S,Gomori M,Biran I

更新日期：2007-06-01 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