The battle for Goose Green--the RMO's view.

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:Currently, there is no research available on the experiences of spouses providing informal care to wounded, injured or sick (WIS) UK military personnel. The aim of this study was to fill this gap by investigating the relationship experiences of non-military partners caring for WIS UK military personnel. METHODS:Sp...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Thandi G,Oram S,Verey A,Greenberg N,Fear NT

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an important health risk factor for military personnel deployed in modern warfare. In World War I this condition (then known as shell shock or 'neurasthenia') was such a problem that 'forward psychiatry' was begun by French doctors in 1915. Some British doctors tried general an...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： McKenzie AG

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The lack of need for immediate renal replacement treatment for military trauma victims suggests that the current policy of restricting operational deployment of those Service personnel with active inflammatory renal disease and significantly impaired renal function, combined with good prehospital care for all...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： World MJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 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 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：: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 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：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：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：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：:It has been stated that the application of a pre-hospital tourniquet could prevent 7% of combat deaths, however their widespread use has been questioned due to the potential risk from prolonged ischaemia. We reviewed members of the UK Armed Forces who sustained severe limb-threatening injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan,...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Clasper JC,Brown KV,Hill P

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Military training facilities and operational theatres, and the stressful activities undertaken in such settings, are unique. Military personnel living and working in these environments are at considerable risk of the acquisition and onward transmission of a variety of respiratory infections. While these generally caus...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： O'Shea MK,Wilson D

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：:Tracheobronchomalacia is a rare cause of respiratory distress in children. An infant with tracheobronchomalacia is presented. The aetiology, pathophysiology and management are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Moorthy B,Robertson H

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：: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：:Under the laws of armed conflict military medics are deemed non-combatants, and as such are subject to certain protections and limitations. The non-combatant status is defined in the famous Geneva Conventions, which form the basis of the international law of armed conflict. The protections afforded to medical personne...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Wilkins D,Dieppe C

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Historically, burns have formed a significant proportion of the casualties of war. The management of burns in recent conflict has been found to be a resource-heavy undertaking, though its impact on both personnel and resources in current conflicts is unclear. A case analysis has been carried out in order to ...

journal_title：Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

authors： Jeevaratnam JA,Pandya AN

更新日期：2014-03-01 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