Noroviruses: a challenge for military forces.

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：: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：: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：:Damage Control Radiology describes the process where imaging aids the decision making process in a trauma setting and is an important part of Damage Control Surgery and Resuscitation. This article outlines how radiology fits in to the primary and secondary surveys and discusses the role of imaging modalities such as u...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Gay DA,Miles RM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deployment of 16 Air Assault Brigade to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in April-October 2006 was supported by a two -surgeon Field Surgical Team (FST) embedded within a 25 bed medical facility. We report the summative operative experience of the FST in order to analyse workload, case-mix and outline future training...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Tai N,Hill P,Kay A,Parker P

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) represents a significant preventable cause of hospital mortality. VTE assessment and prophylaxis rates are key patient safety and quality of care indicators. The aim of this study was to audit low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and graduated elasticated compression stockings (GE...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Craig DG,Adam MG,Proffitt A,Parsons I,Tai NR,d'Arcy JL

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：: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 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：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：: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：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：:The following article provides an overview of the research psychology capabilities within MOD's Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl). An explanation is provided of the role of Dstl psychologists and the way they work to deliver impacting applied scientific research to address 'real world' defence and security ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Butcher F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical confusion, treatment failure and recurrence commonly plague the Management of Otitis Externa. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical attitudes and habits of army general practitioners and to review the recent literature. The results of a questionnaire survey showed that although all the respond...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Robertson DG,Bennett JD

更新日期：1992-02-01 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：:The maxillofacial injuries sustained by British troops requiring aeromedical evacuation to the United Kingdom are almost exclusively treated at The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham. As a result the Maxillofacial Department has collectively gained extensive experience in the management of ballistic injur...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： McVeigh K,Breeze J,Jeynes P,Martin T,Parmar S,Monaghan AM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling trauma and stress-related disorder that may occur after a person experiences a traumatic event, and evokes a combination of intrusion and avoidance symptoms, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. Accelerated resoluti...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Finnegan A,Kip K,Hernandez D,McGhee S,Rosenzweig L,Hynes C,Thomas M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：:Anterior sterno-clavicular dislocation, or fracture dislocation, as a result of carrying a backpack has not previously been described. We describe two cases, and reflect on the factors that may have led to the injuries, noting that the current PLCE (personal load carrying equipment) may also increase the risk of this ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Shoaib A,Mehraj Q,Jepson F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of focal radiation burns after prolonged exposure to ionising radiation remains a relatively rare but significant therapeutic challenge. This narrative aims to highlight certain aspects of management that can be overlooked and mitigation strategies in the management of these potentially fatal injuries. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Swain C,Khan M

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:We describe a case of malignant duodenocolic fistula in which after a radical resection of right hemicolectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy, the duodenal defect was reconstructed using a conduit of transposed ileum. This technique, not previously described, offers an alternative to 'duodenal patching', which allows onl...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ohri AK,Ohri SK

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Body armour is a type of equipment worn by military personnel that aims to prevent or reduce the damage caused by ballistic projectiles to structures within the thorax and abdomen. Such injuries remain the leading cause of potentially survivable deaths on the modern battlefield. Recent developments in comp...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Breeze J,Lewis EA,Fryer R,Hepper AE,Mahoney PF,Clasper JC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Australian Army recently adopted the British concept of hospital exercise (HOSPEX) as a means of evaluating the capabilities of its deployable NATO Role 2E hospital, the 2nd General Health Battalion. The Australian approach to HOSPEX differs from the original UK model. This article describes the reasons why the Au...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Gill G,Butt P,Reade MC,Crozier J,Williams A,Thomas T,Flint B,Matthews G,Duff N,Brown G,Chambers A,Courtenay B,Innes D,Malley BO

更新日期：2015-12-01 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