General surgical training for Operation Trenton.

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 project sponsored by HQ AMS TA and executed by an experienced TA Commanding Officer enhanced the effectiveness of Hospital Collective Training by improving the standard of selection and documentation of the input of exercise casualties, and set up the basis of a comprehensive library of casualty cards for future use...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Clarke K,Robinson RG

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of military adventurous training (AT) is "to develop, through authorised challenging pursuits and within an outdoor environment, leadership and the qualities necessary to enhance the performance of military personnel during peace and war". An increasing amount of effort is being applied by all three services t...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Mellor A,Jackson S,Hardern R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the laws of armed conflict military medics are deemed non-combatants, and as such are subject to certain protections and limitations. The non-combatant status is defined in the famous Geneva Conventions, which form the basis of the international law of armed conflict. The protections afforded to medical personne...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Wilkins D,Dieppe C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical experience of an army surgeon in a military hospital in East Nepal is discussed. The truly general nature of the work load is highlighted and the need for a broad based general training in surgery for such a task is well illustrated. A high degree of interdisciplinary cooperation was experienced and was i...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ryan JM

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article argues that there is a duty of care held by the State to military veterans who have been technologically enhanced as part of their military service. It suggests that enhancements may be permanent, persistent or protracted and demonstrates how enhancements generate additional moral responsibilities from th...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Henschke A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The UK military was continuously engaged in armed conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014, resulting in 629 UK fatalities. Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) is a precursor to traumatic death, but data on military outcomes are limited. In order to better inform military treatment protocols, the ai...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Barnard EBG,Hunt PAF,Lewis PEH,Smith JE

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 26-year-old male British military nurse, deployed to Sierra Leone to treat patients with Ebola virus disease at the military-run Kerry Town Ebola Treatment Unit. Following exposure to chlorine gas during routine maintenance procedures, the patient had an episode of respiratory distress and briefly lost co...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Carpenter A,Cox AT,Marion D,Phillips A,Ewington I

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Definitive laparotomy (DL), with completion of all surgical tasks at first laparotomy has traditionally been the basis of surgical care of severe abdominal trauma. Damage control surgery (DCS) with a goal of physiological normalisation achieved with termination of operation before completion of anatomical ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Fries CA,Penn-Barwell J,Tai NR,Hodgetts TJ,Midwinter MJ,Bowley DM

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:This study presents epidemiological data on sports injuries in deployed British troops in Bosnia, during the first five months of Operation Resolute. A retrospective analysis was carried out of sports injuries seen in one practice in the divisional rear area during April 1996. They account for a significant morbidity ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Adams MS,Croft AM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis, simply defined as inflammation of the heart muscle, is a commonly encountered cardiac disease in primary and secondary care, both in the UK and on Operational deployments. In the UK Armed Forces, myocarditis results in deaths as well as the premature termination of military careers on medical grounds. The...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cox AT,White S,Ayalew Y,Boos C,Haworth K,McKenna WJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningoencephalitis presenting in service personnel overseas may present a diagnostic challenge due to the broad range of potential differential diagnosis as well as the requirement for rapid assessment and treatment. A 25-year-old Royal Marine was evacuated to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham, UK, ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Pollard CA,Burns DS,Ho B,Johnston AM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Morphine auto-injectors are issued to all British soldiers on operations in Afghanistan who deploy forward of Camp Bastion, the main British base. Previous studies have reviewed the effectiveness of various pre-hospital analgesics, but there is no record of the knowledge and confidence of the relatively me...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Nelson SC,Wedgwood JT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Backpack palsy (BPP) is a common aetiology of brachial plexopathy in military hospitals. We aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of BPP in young Korean soldiers. METHODS:We identified enlisted patients who were diagnosed with BPP from a review of the medical records of all the Korean military h...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Kim KE,Kim EJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Tattoo removal from the forearm often requires excision and split skin grafting. The authors propose the use of a bloodless field to facilitate accurate dermal peeling, to ensure complete removal of the pigment, and to reduce operative time. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hull JB,Corner NB,Roberts P,Attwood AI

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 15 month period, all the scripts written by doctors in the Episkopi Garrison Medical Centre, Cyprus, were analysed. A formulary was produced by using the most popular items in that 15 month period and tested in a one month trial period. The idea was to find a practical and efficient method of producing a 'basic...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Morton IN

更新日期：1990-10-01 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：:The pre-hospital care of patients with suspected spinal injuries involves early immobilisation of the whole spine and the institution of measures to prevent secondary injury from hypoxia, hypoperfusion or further mechanical disruption. Early ventilation and differentiation of haemorrhagic from neurogenic shock are the...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Mackenzie R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a care under fire situation, a first line response to haemorrhage is to apply a tourniquet and return fire. However, there is little understanding of how tourniquets and other haemorrhage control devices impact marksmanship. METHODS:We compared the impact of the iTClamp and the Combat Application Tourniq...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： LaPorta A,Kirkpatrick AW,Mckee JL,Roberts DJ,Tien H,Beckett A,Ball CG,Mckee I,Louw D,Holcomb JB

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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：:Role 2 Afloat provides a damage control resuscitation and surgery facility in support of maritime, littoral and aviation operations. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) offers a rapid, effective solution to exsanguinating haemorrhage from pelvic and non-compressible torso haemorrhage. It ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Rees P,Waller B,Buckley AM,Doran C,Bland S,Scott T,Matthews J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Safe clinical care within Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Units (EVDTUs) mandate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), comprising a fluid impermeable hooded suit, visor, gloves and rubber boots. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of this PPE on clinical personnel's performance in ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Maynard SL,Kao R,Craig DG

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：: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