Nutrition of the critically ill patient in field hospitals on operations.

abstract：:Cardiac disease remains a significant threat to both local and deployed military populations. In this article we present several cardiac case reports which may be of educational use to the military clinician. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Boos CJ,Cox AT

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:A retrospective study was made of all 28 soldiers with chronic pancreatitis first diagnosed between 1978 and 1989. All patients were male, alcohol was the aetiological factor in 90%, the mean age at diagnosis was 30 and the commonest mode of presentation was with recurrent painful episodes of pancreatitis. Endocrine a...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Melia WM,Sims MM,Whitehouse DP,Cowan GO

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：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：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：: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：: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：INTRODUCTION:In the Netherlands, cutaneous leishmaniasis is most commonly seen in military personnel deployed on a mission or training abroad. The treatment of two Dutch soldiers who acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis with oral miltefosine was evaluated. Adverse effects were monitored and the improvement of skin lesions ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： van der Snoek EM,Couwenberg SM,Stijnis C,Kortbeek LM,Schadd EM

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：: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：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：: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：: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：: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：:Using a major ethics crisis as a methodological approach to study secret science environments, part II examines the origins and organisation of the Applied Biology Committee (ABC), the first independent research ethics committee (REC) at Porton Down, Britain's biological and chemical warfare establishment since the Fi...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Schmidt U

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case notes of patients admitted with loss of consciousness (LOC) to BMH Rinteln over 18 months were retrospectively studied. Forty percent of those diagnosed as epileptic were heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers. This paper audits the criteria for diagnosis and discusses its implications on the soldier's career. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Abdul-Aziz LA,Whiteoak R

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of sudden enlargement of the submandibular and parotid salivary glands following endotracheal intubation is described. The literature concerning this condition is reviewed, and the possible causes are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Strowbridge NF

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who presented with recurrent bilateral knee effusions was found to have positive serum syphilis serology. She was treated with oral erythromycin to a total of 40 grams and intra-articular injection of steroids in the right knee joint. Late congenital syphilitic arthritis is discussed with a review of the lit...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Kabuubi JB

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The injuries likely to occur during a future general war will differ in severity and number from those experienced during recent short campaigns, terrorist incidents and natural disasters. If general war should break out in Europe, casualty numbers will lean towards the First World War rather than the Second in scale....

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Ryan JM,Sibson J,Howell G

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：: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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Infectious diseases are a frequent cause of morbidity among British troops. The aim of this paper is to describe the spectrum of infectious diseases seen when UK service personnel are evacuated for definitive care to the Role 4 Medical Treatment Facility based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. METHOD:A r...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Burns DS,Riley MR,Mason A,Bailey MS

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:A case of pentazocine induced hallucinations which responded to treatment with Naloxone is reported. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Jago RH,Restall J,Stonham J

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：:Overuse injuries of the leg are a common problem for young soldiers. This article reviews the literature concerning the prevention and treatment of exercise related leg pain in military settings and presents the latest developments in proposed mechanisms and treatments. Current practice and treatment protocols from th...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Zimmermann WO,Helmhout PH,Beutler A

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：: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