The area support medical battalion: a concept validated by Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

abstract：:The study determines the extent to which payment thresholds for reporting malpractice claims to the National Practitioner Data Bank identifies substandard health care delivery in the Department of Defense. Relevant data were available on 2,291 of 2,576 medical malpractice claims reported to the closed medical malpract...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Metter EJ,Granville RL,Kussman MJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of local anesthetic sprays employed in upper endoscopy. There is limited information available on the incidence of this complication, and no prospective trial has ever undertaken to evaluate subclinical levels of methemoglobinemia. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hall NM,Jones FJ,Ainsworth CR,Fincher RK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically injured patients are at risk for hypothermia. This study determined the efficacy of three hypothermia prevention strategies: the ChillBuster warming blanket, ChillBuster with a reflective blanket, and two wool blankets. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare changes in core temperature. Following r...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Schmelz JO,Bridges EJ,Wallace CM,Sanders SF,Shaw T,Kester N,Bauer S,Sylvester JC

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of information in after-action reports in terms of nursing practice and the utility of using after-action reports in a feedback loop to improve nursing training. This was a three-phase, mixed-method, qualitative study, using focus groups, phone surveys, and e-mail su...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ross MC,Smith KK,Smith A,Ryan R,Webb L,Humphreys S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A prenatal vitamin supplementation program for female basic military trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was initiated in June 2012 with the goals of decreasing attrition and improving performance. This project examined whether supplementation influences attrition rates, incidence of stress fractures...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Barnes KR,Tchandja JN,Webber BJ,Federinko SP,Cropper TL

更新日期：2015-05-01 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:The aims of this study were as follows: first to quantify and review the types of surgical procedures performed by military surgeons assigned to a Forward Surgical Team (FST) providing medical support to the population (MSP) in the Ivory Coast (IC), and second to analyze how this MSP was achieved. METHODS...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bonnet S,Bertani A,Savoie PH,Mathieu L,Boddaert G,Gonzalez F,Poichotte A,Durand X,Rongiéras F,Balandraud P,Pons F,Rigal S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article considers two historical military casualties in the context of present day Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) teaching. The death of Admiral Lord Nelson, Royal Navy, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 has been well documented while that of Lieutenant Luke, an American aviator, U.S. Army Air Service, in F...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bridgewater FH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, fat distribution has become of clinical interest in assessing one's risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Investigations have shown stronger relationships between abdominal, or central adiposity, and various well known risk factors for CHD, than peripheral and/or total adiposity. The simple waist-to-hip rat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Vanderburgh PM

更新日期：1992-04-01 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：:Arteriopathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and clinical acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is well-documented. The pathophysiology of this arteriopathy may vary in different vascular beds. Although arteriopathy of central nervous system (CNS) circulation has been recognized in pediatric patien...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Statler JD,Slaughter CR,Ronsivalle JA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicidal ideation may be associated with all-cause mortality. Available research shows that treatment of depression reduces the risk of all-cause mortality in patients with suicidal ideation. However, this finding has not been replicated in a clinical population, where patients have various mental health conditions. W...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Shiner B,Riblet N,Westgate CL,Young-Xu Y,Watts BV

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers deploy frequently and conduct military operations through special warfare and surgical strike capabilities. Tasks required to execute these capabilities may induce physical and mental stress and have the potential to degrade soldier physiological status. N...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Farina EK,Taylor JC,Means GE,Williams KW,Murphy NE,Margolis LM,Pasiakos SM,Lieberman HR,McClung JP

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation assessed the extent to which various health factors are associated with difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS) and nightmares among Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) veterans reporting a trauma (combat, noncombat, or a trauma before service). Veterans (N = 20...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gellis LA,Gehrman PR,Mavandadi S,Oslin DW

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a growing component of medicine within the U.S. civilian and military populations. Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) Family Medicine Clinic represents an overseas medical facility stationed among a diverse ethnic population. The impact that local cultures have...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kent JB,Oh RC

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:While on the surface the future of military GME appears uncertain, closer inspection demonstrates opportunities to achieve excellence in education. In many cases, programs will emerge with larger and more diverse faculty and increased collaboration with local institutions. On an individual level, military faculty will...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： De Lorenzo RA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Military-connected youth are at increased risk for experiencing distinct psychosocial and behavioral health vulnerabilities. Although behavioral health interventions have been developed to treat vulnerabilities in military-connected youth, little is known about the methodological quality of studies evaluat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Moore KD,Fairchild AJ,Wooten NR,Ng ZJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is a high-stakes test required for entry to most U. S. medical schools; admissions committees use this test to predict future accomplishment. Although there is evidence that the MCAT predicts success on multiple choice-based assessments, there is little information ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Saguil A,Dong T,Gingerich RJ,Swygert K,LaRochelle JS,Artino AR Jr,Cruess DF,Durning SJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tibial nonunions are a challenging situation for both healing and reconstruction when infection is added. In this retrospective study, we discuss the cases in which we had managed to obtain union by aggressive debridement, circular external fixature, and internal bone transport. Fourteen cases had been treated between...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Atesalp AS,Komurcu M,Basbozkurt M,Kurklu M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Laparoscopic hernioplasty was performed by either transabdominal preperitoneal or totally extraperitoneal approaches, The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that laparoscopic hernioplasty is a way to treat military personnel in the army with less pain and for the patients to return to an active lifestyl...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Demirbas S,Ogun I,Akta O,Kurt Y,Yildiz M,Akin ML,Celenk T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip fractures in the young are exceedingly rare and are usually seen in instances of high energy trauma or metabolically altered bone states. In this case report, we present an occult femoral neck fracture, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, in an otherwise healthy, young, active duty male patient with an isolat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cody JP,Evans KN,Kluk MW,Andersen RC

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：: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：:Segmental bony defects in open fractures of the tibia are bridged with bone grafting, free vascularized fibular grafts, or an external ring fixator. A 33-year-old man sustained a gunshot injury to his left leg, resulting in Gustillo type IIIB open fractures of the tibia and fibula. The tibia had a segmental massive de...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Goren D,Sapir O,Stern A,Nyska M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on two patients with head and neck injuries, who remained asymptomatic after the earthquake for 1 and 2 years, respectively. They developed late transient ischemic neurological signs and eventually presented with complete occlusion of the internal carotid artery. They made a good recovery with medical treatm...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bozkurt AK,Kara B,Ciftçi E,Budak F

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Health information booklets deliver information to large groups quickly and economically. Rapidly deploying soldiers are a group that needs such information. Military personnel responsible for the health of troops should know of the materials produced to meet this need so that they can facilitate booklet distribution....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Huycke KA,Gambel JM,Petruccelli BP,Wasserman GM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00