Coccidioidomycosis in California: regional outbreak, global diagnostic challenge.

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：:Recently, observational studies analyzing prehospital blood product transfusions (PHT) for trauma have become more widespread in both military and civilian communities. Due to these studies' non-random treatment assignment, propensity score (PS) methodologies are often used to determine an intervention's effectiveness...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Greene TJ,DeSantis SM,Fox EE,Wade CE,Holcomb JB,Swartz MD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report, in an effort to assist in the development of future operational and planning guidelines, presents data from a no-notice exercise involving an aviation brigade in Germany preparing for possible deployment to Bosnia. One hundred twenty-two soldiers (of 918) requested vision screening during predeployment pr...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lattimore MR Jr

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the attitudes of 176 Israel Defense Forces officers toward combat stress reaction (CSR) in four areas: (1) the degree of personal responsibility the officer accepts for the treatment of the CSR casualty; (2) the type of treatment the officer views as most effective for CSR; (3) the officer's willin...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Inbar D,Solomon Z,Aviram U,Spiro S,Kotler M

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the goals of the 1999 International Conference on Low-Level Radiation Injury and Medical Countermeasures was to review current and anticipated capabilities for measuring the quantity and quality of radiation exposures using personal dosimetry systems, fieldable spectroscopy equipment, and modeling strategies. T...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Naquin TD,Dhermain J,Kearsley EE,Caswell RS

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：:Summer exercises in the continental United States bring many military personnel in contact with our four types of indigenous venomous snakes. Personnel with a knowledge of these snakes, their habits, and habitat, and who exercise common sense are much less likely to fall victim to a venomous bite. When a bite does occ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Murdock RT,White GL Jr,Pedersen DM,DeFaller JM,Snyder CC

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis and management of concussion can be difficult in a combat environment, especially in the absence of loss of consciousness or post-traumatic amnesia. As no validated test exists to diagnose or grade neurocognitive impairment from a concussion, the military currently employs the Military Acute Concussion E...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Coldren RL,Kelly MP,Parish RV,Dretsch M,Russell ML

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:Combat trauma differs from its peacetime counterpart by involving a different spectrum of injuries, occurring in austere environments, dealing with mass casualties, and embodying inherent treatment delays. Thus, civilian trauma practices may be inappropriate in certain combat settings. A review of historical as well a...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Wiedeman JE,Rignault DP

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this project was to evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) issues at 3 T for an armor-piercing bullet and to determine if this item could be identified using a ferromagnetic detection system. An armor-piercing bullet (.30 caliber, 7.62 × 39, copper-jacketed round, steel core; Norinco) underwent eva...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Karacozoff AM,Pekmezci M,Shellock FG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tinnitus is an auditory problem frequently reported by military personnel and is currently responsible for 1 billion dollars annually in disability compensation. Recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan saw high levels of combat exposure coupled with a surge in blast weaponry, both of which can ad...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： MacGregor AJ,Joseph AR,Dougherty AL

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the influence of various statistical analysis approaches while assessing the marginal effect of polypharmacy (prescription of multiple psychotropics including a first-line antidepressant) on all-cause hospital admission among veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. METHODS:Data wer...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Stock EM,Copeland LA,Tsan JY,Zeber JE,Veronin MA,Thompson AW

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. military may consider exploring the inclusion of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), in the diets of active duty military personnel. To be successful, certain challenges must be overcome including determining appropriate dosage, ensuring cost efficie...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ismail A,Rice HB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like all health care delivery systems, the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System (MHS) strives to achieve top preventative care and population health outcomes for its members while operating at an efficient level and containing costs. The objective of this study is to understand the overall efficiency perf...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bastian ND,Kang H,Swenson ER,Fulton LV,Griffin PM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention strategies for coronary artery disease among hypertensive patients require assessment of other modifiable risk factors in the target population. In this article, we describe the prevalence of other cardiovascular risk factors in military beneficiaries with high blood pressure (HBP). Baseline data from an on...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Duong DN,Smith KK,Ross MC,Kim MT

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anorectal diseases, among the most common surgical conditions, are underrepresented in medical training. The Fundamentals of Anorectal Technical Skills course was developed to provide cost-effective formal training in diagnosis of common anorectal conditions and in commonly performed anorectal procedures u...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kucera WB,Nealeigh MD,Dyke C,Ritter EM,Artino AR,Durning SJ,Sweeney WB

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients are referred to the endodontist to have root canal therapy performed to treat pulpal and periradicular diseases. Routinely, the only radiograph to accompany the patient is the periapical radiograph. This radiograph is inadequate in the detection of asymptomatic pathosis that may be present in other areas of t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bodey TE,Loushine RJ,West LA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study surveyed 2,287 U.S. Navy health care providers (HCPs) regarding patient-care practices and attitudes related to tobacco use. Almost 80% of HCPs reported that they usually asked new patients about tobacco use. Of 11 recommended practices, two-thirds to three-quarters of HCPs engaged in only 4 behaviors with ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Conway TL,Hurtado SL,Woodruff SI

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During Operation Assured Response in Liberia and Sierra Leone, between May and July 1996, five confirmed cases of falciparum malaria occurred in U.S. Navy personnel. The threat of malaria in west central Africa was recognized from the outset, and preventive medicine guidance was given to all the units participating in...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Orndorff G,Hendrick B

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operation Desert Shield/Storm provided an opportunity to evaluate current medical assets and doctrine in support of Army air-land battle operations. The missions assigned to a medical company (clearing) during Operation Desert Shield/Storm demonstrated the value of the area support medical battalion as authorized unde...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Blake GH

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to establish an efficient explosive model with spherical explosives for the study of blast injury and its wound characteristics in the maxillofacial region. METHODS:Different spherical explosives were used to produce blast waves and to establish the wound model. Fresh sheep heads a...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Wang Z,Liu Y,Lei D,Bai Z,Zhou S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical and rapid method for making a longitudinal analysis of changes in body composition. However, most BIA validation studies have been performed in a clinical population and only at one moment, or point in time (cross-sectional study). The aim of this study...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Langer RD,Matias CN,Borges JH,Cirolini VX,Páscoa MA,Guerra-Júnior G,Gonçalves EM

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:During the War in Croatia from 1991 to 1992, we conducted an epidemiological study of the most frequent skin changes on the feet of 1,702 Croatian soldiers stationed in trenches and exposed to direct war activities. We saw significant increases in dermatomycosis, hyperhydrosis, and mechanical injury to the skin of the...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Biljan D,Pavić R,Situm M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Army is committed to providing quality health care for active-duty service members, their dependents, and retired service members. Historically, the Army has never had enough active-duty physicians to provide care for all its beneficiaries. Alternatives utilizing civilian health care providers have b...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Callahan CW Jr,Pierce JR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several sub-Saharan militaries have large percentages of troops with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. With the arrival of avian influenza in Africa, the potential exists that some of those soldiers might also become infected with H5N1, the virus responsible for the disease. Two po...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Feldman RL,Nickell K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 400,000 non-melanoma skin cancers occur each year. A majority of them will develop on sun-exposed areas of the face, head, and neck. By virtue of having assignments that involve outdoor duty, often in areas of high ultraviolet radiation exposure, military personnel are at increased risk of developing thes...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Keeling JH,Kraus EW,Pathak M,Sober AJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These tests were conducted to develop a database that could be used to assess risks to soldiers from exposure to aerosolized metallic particulates when the crew compartment of an Abrams tank is perforated by a kinetic energy penetrator. Quantitative data are reported for aerosols produced by kinetic energy penetrators...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gold K,Cheng YS,Holmes TD

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Women are serving in the armed forces and deployed to areas of conflict in increasing numbers. Problems such as depressive symptoms and risks related to combat exposure can have negative effects on adjustment following service; understanding the relationship between these problems may contribute to strategies...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Sairsingh H,Solomon P,Helstrom A,Treglia D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00