Alcohol associated deaths in British soldiers.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Haemorrhage from the injured extremity is a significant cause of preventable death in military settings. This study evaluated the effect of training on the efficacy of the combat application tourniquet (CAT) and to define standards for military personnel. METHOD:Participants from a training tank battalion...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Unlu A,Kaya E,Guvenc I,Kaymak S,Cetinkaya RA,Lapsekili EO,Ozer MT,Guler A,Yildiz R,Petrone P,Harlak A,Kilic S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a UK soldier suffering multiple injuries in Afghanistan including a lacerated liver, complicated by acute anuric renal failure. His condition was stabilised prior to transfer to the UK using continuous venovenous haemofiltration. This is the first deployed use of renal replacement therapy by UK fo...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Nesbitt I,Almond MK,Freshwater DA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of British Military Hospitals was established between 1915 and 1918 along the estuary of the River Canche on the northern French coast. Their positions, now obliterated, can be identified from a plan of the time. With the growing realisation of the importance of bacteriology in the treatment of wound infection...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Meynell EW

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining high-quality chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation following cardiac arrest presents a challenge. The currently available mechanical CPR (mCPR) devices are described in this review, coupled with an analysis of the evidence pertaining to their efficacy. Overall, mCPR appears to be at least...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Parsons IT,Cox AT,Rees PSC

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Throughout the history of war, there have been many instances when the cold has ravaged armies more effectively than their enemies. Delineated risk factors are restricted to negro origins, previous cod injury, moderate but not heavy cigarette smoking and the possession of blood group O. No attention has been directed ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Craig RP

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terrorism is not a new concept but our need to prepare for the effects of bioterrorism has achieved a particular urgency. The use of biological agents provides a new set of challenges to professional caregivers, emergency personnel and Governments. These agents are generally not readily identified through the senses, ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Alexander DA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates mortality from ischaemic heart disease during 1973-1984 in males under 55 years of age in the three Armed Services. Comparisons are drawn within and between each service and with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality in the UK male population. Evidence of a significant decline in the Army dea...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Gray J

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been stated that the application of a pre-hospital tourniquet could prevent 7% of combat deaths, however their widespread use has been questioned due to the potential risk from prolonged ischaemia. We reviewed members of the UK Armed Forces who sustained severe limb-threatening injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan,...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Clasper JC,Brown KV,Hill P

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Defence Clinical Psychology Service (DCPS) is the professional clinical psychology service and community of clinical psychology practice within UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The DCPS provides professional clinical care, consultation and research in support of the UK Armed Forces. Regulated by the Health and Care P...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Norris R,McCauley M

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Since World War II, more vehicles have been lost to land mines than all other threats combined. Anti-vehicular (AV) mines are capable of disabling a heavy vehicle, or completely destroying a lighter vehicle. The most common form of AV mine is the blast mine, which uses a large amount of explosive to directly damage th...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ramasamy A,Hill AM,Hepper AE,Bull AM,Clasper JC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, many UK military personnel were killed or injured by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Insurgents sought to develop new ways of concealing and detonating IEDs, and UK forces invested significantly in finding increasingly effective methods of detecting and avoiding them....

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cornes KR,Boardman M,Ford C,Smith S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified version of the J95 morbidity reporting system, called J95a, was used in the Multinational Division South West (MND SW) during Operation Resolute 2. The broad scope of the 'Other Diseases' and 'Other Injuries' event codes were reduced, with codes being added for specific areas of interest which were 'ENT Pro...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Owen JP,Macmillan AH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the orthopaedic casualties evacuated (casevacs) to the Royal Hospital Haslar between November 1995 and April 1996 was performed. A total of 464 service persons and civilians were casevaced. Orthopaedic cases amounted to 55% of all evacuations. Of these, 54% were British Army personnel. Conditions necessita...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cannon LB,Singer BR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We evaluated the potential of Cryptosporidium spp. for intentional transmission as a terrorist tactic in asymmetric conflicts in terms of the recognised optimum conditions for biological warfare. METHODS:Published and widely accepted criteria regarding the optimum conditions for the success of biological ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hagen RM,Loderstaedt U,Frickmann H

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:This article describes the non-operative management of five patients with ballistic abdominal solid organ injuries in a role 2E medical treatment facility. The selective non-operative management of ballistic abdominal solid organ injury is an accepted management strategy in high-volume civilian trauma centres, and app...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Wood AM,Trimble K,Louden MA,Jansen J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of battle wounds of the colon has been safely established for many years, with primary closure of the wounds being discouraged. More recent work, involving large numbers of patients from civilian trauma centres, has challenged this. The appropriateness of these conclusions for the battle situation is di...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： MacFarlane C,Benn CA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydatid disease of the liver is highly prevalent in oriental countries including Turkey, in which their population live mostly in rural areas. The outcome of surgical methods used in the management of a cystic cavity in patients with hepatic hydatid disease was evaluated. Three hundred and forty consecutive patients w...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Akin ML,Erenoglu C,Uncu EU,Basekim C,Batkin A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venom ophthalmia is a condition that can be eyesight threatening. This article describes a case of venom ophthalmia due to the Naja pallida (red spitting cobra) and is aimed to educate readers regarding the management of an uncommon, yet important, pathology that deployed military personnel may encounter. Simple first...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Handford C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:SLAP (superior labrum anterior and posterior) lesions are a recognised cause of shoulder pain and instability. They can occur following a direct blow, biceps traction and compression injuries, and are commonly seen in overhead athletes. Military personnel are physically active and often subjected to trauma. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Kampa RJ,Clasper J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2015, the Australian Army commissioned a systematic review to assess the evidence on effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and biotechnological products for cognitive enhancement specifically in Army personnel. METHODS:Searches for studies examining biotechnological and pharmacological products i...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ko H,Hunter KE,Scott AM,Ayson M,Willson ML

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical Support Troop Bravo (MST Bravo) provides third line medical support for the United Kingdom Battle Group currently deployed on operation Grapple 2 in Bosnia Herzegovina. Standing operating procedures for the initial assessment and resuscitation of all casualties are based on the protocols taught on Advanced Tra...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ryan JM,Bailie R,Diack G,Kierle J,Williams T

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 28 years old Caucasian woman is presented with acute tibial compartment of her left leg secondary to repeated self inflicted soft tissue injuries, together with literature review on Dermatitis Artefacta. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Eskander MB,MacDonald R

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：: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：:On Friday 16 February 2001, terrorists detonated a bomb under a civilian coach travelling from Nis in Serbia to Gracanica in Kosovo. 10 people were killed at the scene. 13 casualties were treated in the British KFOR hospital (Reynolds Hospital) in Pristina. Another 8 casualties were evacuated to the American KFOR hosp...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Vassallo DJ,Graham PJ,Gupta G,Alempijevic Dj

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To outline the characteristics and outcomes of eye injuries in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. METHODS:A retrospective review of military inpatient eye injuries, in one military region, population 250,000 soldiers, between January 2006 and December 2010. RESULTS:There were 709 eye injury patients (75...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Xiao J,Zhang M,Jiang C,Zhang Y,Qiu H,Chaloulias C,Suleman H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00