Phytophotodermatitis after gardening.

abstract：:We report the case of successful management of a transcranial penetrating high-energy transfer injury in a 20-year-old soldier. The bullet traversed both cerebral hemispheres and lacerated the superior sagittal sinus rendering him unconscious. We detail the care received at all stages following injury from 'Buddy Aid'...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hoffmann C,Falzone E,Dagain A,Cirodde A,Leclerc T,Lenoir B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a novel technique to allow use of small pins in medium pin size clamps. Slipping a second 3 mm pin into the same clamp hole as the first allows the 5 mm clamp to bite securely on a 3 mm pin. This enables construction of an external fixator frame utilising 3 mm and 5 mm pins, as required to span the elbow, ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Rodger MP,Standley D,Kazel M

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Systemic arterial pressure rises on acute exposure to high altitude and changes in blood pressure (BP) and endothelial function may be important in the pathogenesis of clinical syndromes occurring at high altitude. METHODS:Arterial BP, stiffness (SI) and tone (RI) were studied over 11 days in 17 subjects (t...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Rhodes HL,Chesterman K,Chan CW,Collins P,Kewley E,Pattinson KT,Myers S,Imray CH,Wright AD,Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society.

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：: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：: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：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：OBJECTIVE:The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) has justly regarded its relief of the appalling conditions found in the liberated Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 as one of its more glorious achievements. This view has, in the last decade, come under attack from historians who have, inter alia, crit...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： MacAuslan R

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：: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：:For the military doctor, an understanding of the metabolic effects of high altitude (HA) exposure is highly relevant. This review examines the acute metabolic challenge and subsequent changes in nutritional homeostasis that occur when troops deploy rapidly to HA. Key factors that impact on metabolism include the hypox...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Hill NE,Stacey MJ,Woods DR

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Fatigue in military operations leads to safety and operational problems due to a decrease in alertness and performance. The primary method of counteracting the effects of sleep deprivation is to increase nightly sleep time, which in operational situations is not always feasible. History has taught us that su...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Parker RS,Parker P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumorrhachis or intraspinal air is an increasingly encountered phenomenon in the management of severe trauma. The case of a 23-year-old soldier, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, is presented and the subsequent discussion illustrates that while often benign this phenomenon may indicate serious occult injur...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Haldane AG

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Scoring systems for both trauma and intensive care patients have been widely used since the 1960's. This article will introduce several scoring systems currently in use and discuss their potential use for military ICU patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Nutbeam T,O'Meara M,Henning J

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Modern drug treatment, added to our previous experience of surgery and radiotherapy, is currently producing nearly 90% cure of all patients with testicular tumours. Most of the failures of treatment today occur in patients with a large mass of diseased tissue which has accumulated due to delayed diagnosis. A retrospec...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Attard GJ

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the orthopaedic casualties evacuated (casevacs) to the Royal Hospital Haslar between November 1995 and April 1996 was performed. A total of 464 service persons and civilians were casevaced. Orthopaedic cases amounted to 55% of all evacuations. Of these, 54% were British Army personnel. Conditions necessita...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Cannon LB,Singer BR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the decade 1968-77, 203 (12%) of the 1723 deaths in off duty British Army males were associated with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in excess of 80 mgs/100 mls. These deaths occurred in road traffic accidents (49%), acute alcohol poisoning (23%), suicide (9%), drowning (8%), falling from a height (7%), burns (...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Lynch P

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：:The UK military commitment to United Nations operations has led to a new challenge in identifying and developing skill sets required for humanitarian operations. The last two decades have concentrated on kinetic operations, with haemorrhage control being the main driver. The austere location and prolonged evacuation t...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Khan M

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of battle wounds of the colon has been safely established for many years, with primary closure of the wounds being discouraged. More recent work, involving large numbers of patients from civilian trauma centres, has challenged this. The appropriateness of these conclusions for the battle situation is di...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： MacFarlane C,Benn CA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Haemorrhage from the injured extremity is a significant cause of preventable death in military settings. This study evaluated the effect of training on the efficacy of the combat application tourniquet (CAT) and to define standards for military personnel. METHOD:Participants from a training tank battalion...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Unlu A,Kaya E,Guvenc I,Kaymak S,Cetinkaya RA,Lapsekili EO,Ozer MT,Guler A,Yildiz R,Petrone P,Harlak A,Kilic S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Having served more than 4000 personnel including the peacekeeping troops, UN police and civilian staff, the Chinese Peacekeeping Level 2 Military Hospital has accumulated 1235 inpatient medical records in 4 years. Assessment of the records stored in the CHN L2 identified that the data collected by different ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Sun R,Tian J,Jia Z,Zhou N,Zhou S

更新日期：2019-06-01 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