A study of the selection and control of exercise casualties for hospital collective training.

abstract：:Following a large earthquake in Nepal, the experience of a small hospital in dealing with the resulting mass casualties is described. The value of pre-planning and effective triage of the injured is stressed, and aspects of surgical and medical care specific to earthquake victims discussed. Clinical and administrative...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Guy PJ,Ineson N,Bailie R,Grimwood A

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern drug treatment, added to our previous experience of surgery and radiotherapy, is currently producing nearly 90% cure of all patients with testicular tumours. Most of the failures of treatment today occur in patients with a large mass of diseased tissue which has accumulated due to delayed diagnosis. A retrospec...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Attard GJ

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an important health risk factor for military personnel deployed in modern warfare. In World War I this condition (then known as shell shock or 'neurasthenia') was such a problem that 'forward psychiatry' was begun by French doctors in 1915. Some British doctors tried general an...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： McKenzie AG

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to find out the risk value of functional fitness test (FFT) results for low back pain (LBP) among fixed-wing military pilots. METHODS:A total of 104 male military pilots were recruited for this study. The study was conducted with a self-administered questionnaire and FFT. The func...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Honkanen T,Kyröläinen H,Avela J,Mäntysaari M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During this conflict 34 Field Hospital, the sole Coalition field hospital located in Iraq, received and treated casualties with a wide range of injuries. Located very close to the front line during the period of combat hostilities, it was potentially going to deal with relatively fewer battle-injured extremi...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ramalingam T

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Currently, there is no research available on the experiences of spouses providing informal care to wounded, injured or sick (WIS) UK military personnel. The aim of this study was to fill this gap by investigating the relationship experiences of non-military partners caring for WIS UK military personnel. METHODS:Sp...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Thandi G,Oram S,Verey A,Greenberg N,Fear NT

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By virtue of the Battalion I serve with, I was the first Task Force Doctor on to the Falklands. On Friday the 21st May, 2 Para made an assault beach landing, thankfully unopposed, on San Carlos beach, the RAP was with them. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hughes SJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is the first part of a two part review of the published literature reporting the military experience of heat illness. It summarises current concepts of the mechanisms for the development of heat illness. The reports of heat illness in the military medical literature from pre-World War 1 to the end of World ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bricknell MC

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both flexible and rigid cysto-urethroscopy are routinely used in the surveillance of transitional cell bladder tumours. This study addressed the issue of patient selection for either rigid or flexible cystoscopy. What proportion of positive findings at flexible cystoscopy and negative findings at rigid cystoscopy are ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Keoghane SR,Ritchie AW,Jones DJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:1.5-mile run time, as a surrogate measure of aerobic fitness, is associated with musculoskeletal injury (MSI) risk in military recruits. This study aimed to determine if 1.5-mile run times can predict injury risk and attrition rates from phase 1 (initial) training and determine if a link exists between phase...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hall LJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of sudden enlargement of the submandibular and parotid salivary glands following endotracheal intubation is described. The literature concerning this condition is reviewed, and the possible causes are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Strowbridge NF

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Night vision goggles have become an essential component of military aviation. They provide superior visual capability over unaided night vision, but there are several inherent limitations associated with human factors and systems limitations. This study used a questionnaire survey of Army helicopter aircrew to investi...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Manton AG

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anecdotal reports of mechanical failure of morphine autojets have triggered a review of possible alternatives. Methoxyflurane is one such alternative already widely used by the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces. The potential benefits and likely significant drawbacks of methoxyflurane are reviewed with the aim...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： McLennan JV

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article introduces a practical triage tool designed to assist commanders, jungle training instructors (JTIs) and medical personnel to identify Defence Personnel (DP) with suspected exertional heat illness (EHI). The challenges of managing suspected EHI in a jungle training environment and the potential advantages...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Smith M,Withnall R,Boulter M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multi disciplinary team furthered the collaborative study of acute encephalitis in southeastern Nepal during a major epidemic which occurred in the monsoon period of 1986. Viral studies of serum and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) confirmed Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) as the causative agent. Analysis of epidemiolog...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： McCallum JD

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was the largest in history. The three most affected countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, have faced enormous challenges in controlling transmission and providing clinical care for patients with EVD. The Chinese government, in response to the reque...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Lu Y,Rong G,Yu SP,Sun Z,Duan X,Dong Z,Xia H,Zhan N,Jin C,Ji J,Duan H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the Netherlands, cutaneous leishmaniasis is most commonly seen in military personnel deployed on a mission or training abroad. The treatment of two Dutch soldiers who acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis with oral miltefosine was evaluated. Adverse effects were monitored and the improvement of skin lesions ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： van der Snoek EM,Couwenberg SM,Stijnis C,Kortbeek LM,Schadd EM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the risk of cervical cancer in a large national cohort of military veteran women followed up for up to 30 years. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of 5235 veteran women born between 1945 and 1985, and 20 703 women with no record of service matched for age and area of residence, using Cox proporti...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bergman BP,Mackay DF,Pell JP

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether there was a difference in social characteristics in different garrison towns of the British Forces Germany and to ascertain whether the health visitor workload was different in these towns. DESIGN:Self completed questionnaires administered to mothers by health visitors on first contac...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ross DA,Clayton TC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of a British garrison in Malta in September 1800, provided opportunities for Maltese doctors to join the Army Medical Department. This article follows the academic and military life of four Maltese practitioners, whose joint careers span the era of the Napoleonic Wars. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bonnici W

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) may deploy within days of completing their Entry Officers Course thereby missing the pre-deployment training undertaken by the Regiment that they join. They can be attached to a unit that they have never worked with and it is often the first time that they have worked in isolation...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cooper DJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Military service requires individuals who are free from ill-health and who are physically and mentally robust, and throughout history those who have become unfit for service have been discharged on medical grounds. This paper uses published historical records to examine trends in the rate of discharge for six key cond...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bergman BP,Miller SA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the reconnaissance function for the siting of deployable field hospitals. It reports two levels of reconnaissance, theatre/operational and tactical. The paper describes the factors to be considered when conducting the reconnaissance and the format of the reconnaissance report. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Boreham A,Bricknell MC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish the pre-hospital timelines for seriously injured UK military casualties on OP HERRICK. POPULATION:All consecutive MERT and MERT-E mobilizations from Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, between 04 May 06 and 18 Jun 07. METHODS:Interrogation of MS Access database compiled from paper patient report forms fo...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： McLeod J,Hodgetts T,Mahoney P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify reasons for inappropriate deployment of soldiers with chronic conditions to an operational environment. SETTING:Two British Army field hospitals in Kuwait, 08 February to 17 March 2003, during the period of troop concentration prior to war-fighting (Operation Telic). POPULATION:All British military pe...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hodgetts TJ,Greasley LA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical mechanism of blunt impact injuries to thoracic and abdominal viscera is often conveniently described simply in terms of "crush"--this is an over-simplification. Any impact to the torso does result in the rapid displacement of the body wall which may lacerate and contuse underlying viscera, but this simple...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cooper GJ,Taylor DE

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal fluid for the resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients remains the subject of considerable controversy. Hypertonic crystalloid solutions such as hypertonic saline provide rapid volume expansion, have an acceptable safety profile, and are easy to store and transport. Recent meta-analyses suggest...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Smith JE,Hall MJ

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is the commonest form of severe antibody deficiency. It is characterized by reduced levels of IgG (<400 mg/dL) and low IgA and/or IgM levels, recurrent bacterial infections, impaired antibody responses despite the presence of B Cells and normal or near normal T immunit...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Lamb L,Richards P,Edgar JD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the late 18th Century wound debridement consisted of incision of skin and deep fascia to release the swelling associated with ballistic injury, however extremity war wounds were more usually managed non-operatively or by amputation. During the First World War debridement was redefined to include excision of all non...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Guthrie HC,Clasper JC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ten-week Professionally Qualified Officers (PQO) course has been running successfully for a number of years and focuses on the values of officership, leadership and command. This article compares the principals embodied in the "Sandhurst Ethos" and the General Medical Council's "Duties of a Doctor" and examines ho...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Moss AS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00