Can adventurous training have a role in improving clinical outcomes?

abstract：:This paper measures the prevalence of psychological symptoms in two British Infantry battalions, 36 months after being involved in peace keeping operations in the former Yugoslavia during November 1992-April 1993. Those deployed had a high level of post traumatic stress disorder (16%) compared to (9%) in the control g...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Baggaley MR,Piper ME,Cumming P,Murphy G

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most conflicts there is the potential that there will be Captured Persons (CPERS) whose medical care is the responsibility of the capturing army. The standard of this care should be to the same standard as that afforded to one's own troops. However the medical practicalities of maintaining such standards can be dif...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Simpson RG,Wilson D,Tuck JJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines sudden unexpected deaths in relation to strenuous exercise in the five years following the introduction of the Basic Fitness Test viz: 1978-82 and, by comparison with an identical study of the years 1968-77, shows that the annual exercise associated mortality rate rose from 3.5 per 100,000 before t...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Lynch P,Ineson N,Jones KP,Scott AW

更新日期：1985-02-01 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：:Decision Support Aids (DSAs) have been widely used throughout industry and one (known as Table 7) is available to support British Army Medical Officers (MOs) grade soldiers against the Joint Medical Employment Standards. It is unknown how useful this DSA is in practice. An electronic questionnaire was distributed to B...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Mackie I

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to evaluate the causative organisms in young male soldiers with clinical signs and symptoms after sexual contact that suggests a diagnosis of urethritis. METHODS:Between June 2012 and January 2015, male patients with urethritis symptoms that had resulted from sexual contact within 3 ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Kim HJ,Park JK,Park SC,Kim YG,Choi H,Ko JI,Kim MK,Jeong YB,Shin YS

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：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：:We describe a case of anaerobic streptococcal myonecrosis as a rare complication after pilonidal sinus excision with primary closure. The recognition of the disease in any patient who has early septic deterioration after a surgical procedure requires aggressive management for survival. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Panov TA,Kjossev KT,Losanoff JE

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Primary blast lung injury frequently complicates military conflict and terrorist attacks on civilian populations. The fact that it occurs in areas of conflict or unpredictable mass casualty events makes clinical study in human casualties implausible. Research in this field is therefore reliant on the use of some form ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Scott T,Hulse E,Haque M,Kirkman E,Hardman J,Mahoney P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a study to assess the effectiveness of a fluid infusion strategy currently used in the military pre-hospital environment using the patient's own body weight as an infusion device. Thirteen healthy volunteers were cannulated and 0.9% sodium chloride infused over a period of ten minutes. The volumes infused...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： O'Meara M,Wood P,Thurgood A,Porter K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:2-Chloroacetophenone (CN), o-chlorobenzylidene malonitrile (CS) and oleoresin capsicum (OC) are common riot control agents. While serious systemic effects are uncommon, exposure to high concentrations may lead to severe complications and even death. The aim of this narrative review is to summarise all main...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Schep LJ,Slaughter RJ,McBride DI

更新日期：2015-06-01 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

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：:OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate smoking prevalence of Tri-Service recruits, and changes in smoking behaviour at 3-year follow-up, by trade group and gender. Associations with educational attainment and deprivation were also assessed. METHODS: Analysis of a survey into the health behaviours of ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bray I,Richardson P,Harrison K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detailed knowledge of the likely volume and nature of the diseases presenting to deployed secondary care facilities aids operational planning. Now the British operation in Afghanistan has ended and a record of the experience is useful to preserve the lessons learned. METHODS:Over a 2-year period from April ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cox AT,Lentaigne J,White S,Burns DS,Parsons I,O'Shea M,Stacey M,Sharma S,Wilson D

更新日期：2016-02-01 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 Role 3 Medical Treatment Facility (Field Hospital) in Camp Bastion (R3 Bastion) is acknowledged to be one of the busiest dedicated trauma facilities in the world. Casualties typically present with severe injuries and in physiological extremis. These casualties form a unique cohort representing the most relevant po...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Nordmann G,Woolley T,Doughty H,Dalle Lucca J,Hutchings S,Kirkman E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Night vision goggles (NVGs) are becoming an increasingly important tool in military aviation. They provide superior visual capability over unaided night vision, but any reduction in goggle performance can have a serious effect on flight safety and operational effectiveness. This study shows that the use of the ANV 20/...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Manton AG,Webster KW

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:A method of comparing the quality of intestinal anastomoses performed in craft workshops is described. The equipment is readily available in any hospital, inexpensive and requires no technical construction. The apparatus accurately measures the intraluminal pressure at the first sign of anastomotic leak and a method o...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Royle CA,Phillips RK

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, substantial numbers of service personnel survived devastating injuries, presenting significant challenges for early rehabilitation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Royal Centre for Defence Medicine personnel augmented NHS therapy provision, gaining significan...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Pope S,Vickerstaff AL,Wareham AP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of ovarian ectopic pregnancy is described which satisfies all of Spiegelberg's criteria and in the discussion the reasons for the apparent association with an intrauterine contraceptive device are examined. :A case is reported of ovarian pregnancy in a woman wearing a Copper 7 IUD for 2 years. She has 2 weeks...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Johnston B

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：: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