Hoffman II external fixator techniques--a work-around to use small pins in large clamps.

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：: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 a record of the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS) contribution to the UK response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa from the start of planning in July 2014 to the closure of the Ministry of Defence Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Unit at the end of June 2015. The context and wider UK government decisions ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bricknell M,Hodgetts T,Beaton K,McCourt A

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：: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：AIM:To quantify the risk for delivering care at Role 1 in the Land Environment (point of wounding to hospital care) on current operations and set the conditions for systematic change to enhance future capability. POPULATION:UK, US and Danish Army Role 1 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) METHODS:(1) Questionnaire study of...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hodgetts TJ,Findlay S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to train medical personnel properly for future international missions the Lithuanian Armed Forces decided to adopt BATLS/BARTS as a basic course for military pre-hospital trauma care. This decision was based upon the increasing Lithuanian participation in international missions as a part of multinati...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Molde A,Milasius S,Lundberg L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Triservice Anaesthetic Apparatus was designed around 30 years ago as a robust and highly portable anaesthesia delivery system for medical support to airborne operations and it has been the core anaesthesia system for the Defence Medical Services since then. Over this period there have been a number of equipment ch...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Frazer RS,Birt DJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 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 deployed clinical environment is complex. Hospex provides a vehicle to model this complexity and provide deploying hospitals the opportunity to rehearse in a realistic but controlled environment. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Davies TJ,Nadin MN,McArthur DJ,Cox CW,Roberts P

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：: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 link between the Maltese islands and the Army Medical Services was forged during the Wars of Revolutionary France, 1792 to 1802. This article looks at the two-year long blockade of the French garrison in Malta, Nelson's so called "very long hiccup" (1), and at the origins of the Army Medical Services in the Maltes...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Bonnici W

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Academic papers are an essential manner for describing new ideas and consolidating existing concepts in the field of military medicine. The academic impact of military medical publications reflects the extent and depth of recognition, acceptance and utilisation of the concepts transmitted in these publicat...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Li X,Hao JY

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews changes in the ethical challenges that have arisen in military medicine over the past four decades. This includes the degree, if any, to which providers during the Vietnam conflict have carried out what we now refer to as harsh interrogation measures in an attempt to extract information from capture...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Howe E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent pyogenic meningitis is uncommon. Its aetiology is often associated with impaired host defence mechanisms. Two such examples are discussed. Case 1 resulted from an anatomical defect and Case 2 a defect of the complement system. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Whitehouse DP,Bowen JR,Sahi SP

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of all patients with treated mandibular angle fractures at a district general hospital, over a two year period, was undertaken. Forty one consecutive patients with 43 mandibular angle fractures were identified. Thirty eight fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with miniplates and 5 b...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Dhariwal DK,Gibbons AJ,Murphy M,Llewelyn J,Gregory MC

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The long-term effect of repetitive trauma by military parachuting on the lumbar spine is not well investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the development of lumbar degenerative changes during a 30-year follow-up in Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF) parachute infantry soldi...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Nemoto O,Kitada A,Naitou S,Tsuchihara T,Ito Y,Tachibana A

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：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

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：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：: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：: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：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：: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：: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