Recently added articles from Military Medicine:
FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FOR INTERPRETERS IN AFGHANISTAN
Feb 01, 2009; ... Basic first aid skills are essential on the modern battlefield. The constant dangers of today's asymmetric battlefields place everyone at risk. Those regularly meeting with host nation, government officials often require translation services and their interpreters are usually nearby. Due to this ...
RAPID COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION IN THE COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL
Feb 01, 2009; ... Combat Support Hospitals (CSH) provide Level III health service support to U.S. and Coalition Forces engaged in full spectrum operations in the Global War on Terror. Availability of medical assets, better training of medical personnel and increased use of personal protective equipment has ...
Increasing the Neurosurgical Caseload at a Military Hospital: Initial Experience With a Joint Military-Veterans Affairs (VA) Sharing Agreement
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: Neurosurgeons at David Grant Medical Center (DGMC) have had low surgeon case volumes. Meanwhile, veterans have had long waits because of inadequate neurosurgical coverage. DGMC and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) agreed to share resources to treat an underserved VA patient ...
The Use of Multiple Intraosseous Catheters in Combat Casualty Resuscitation
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT During the current military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, establishing intravenous (IV) access for resuscitation of critically injured casualties remains a persistent challenge. Intraosseous (IO) access has emerged as a viable alternative in resuscitation. In this case report, a ...
Examining Technologies to Control Hemorrhage by Using Modeling and Simulation to Simulate Casualties and Treatment
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan witnessed decreased numbers of soldiers killed in action and increased numbers of soldiers wounded in action. Medical personnel attribute these changes to use of improved body armor, rapid evacuation to medical treatment facilities, ...
Evaluation of Intraosseous Delivery of Factor VIIa During Hemorraghic Shock in the Pig
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this investigation is to determine if intraosseous infusion (IO) is a suitable method for the delivery of recombinant human factor VIIa (rFVIIa) during hemorrhagic shock. The measures that were used to evaluate IO delivery suitability included: (1) determination of ...
Closed Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures in an Echelon III Facility
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT This study was performed to assess the safety of performing intramedullary (IM) nailing in an established echelon III theater hospital. Twenty-two patients (23 fractures) sustained subtrochanteric or diaphyseal femur fractures and presented to the Air Force theater hospital (AFTH) at ...
Use of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle Flap to Fill a Retroperitoneal Defect Following Blast Injury
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Wartime injuries from explosive devices have created the need for atypical responses to devastating and unusual injuries. We report a case of an explosive abdominal injury that produced a huge defect in the posterior abdominal wall which was ultimately repaired with a rectus abdominus ...
Effect of Carbohydrate Administration on Recovery From Stress-Induced Deficits in Cognitive Function: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Soldiers Exposed to Survival School Stress
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: The goal of this project was to evaluate the effects of energy supplementation, as liquid carbohydrate (CHO), on facilitating recovery of cognitive function in soldiers who have been exposed to sustained psychological and physical stress during Survival School Training ....
Psychosocial Predictors of Return to Duty Among Marine Recruits With Musculoskeletal Injuries
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Psychosocial factors may have an important impact on injury recovery and return to work. To explore the influence of psychosocial factors in a cohort of injured military personnel, data were collected from 166 Marine Corps basic training recruits with musculoskeletal injuries. This ...
The Pattern of Psychopathology Associated With Malingering Tendencies at Basic Psychiatric Screening of the Swiss Armed Forces
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT This study uses military recruitment data, collected in 2003 from Swiss Armed Forces conscripts, to observe the pattern of psychopathology and addictive behavior for conscripts identified as those with malingering tendencies. To that end, we first applied Derogatis' criterion for the ...
Sports and Nutritional Supplement Use in USMC Recruits: A Pilot Study
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: This is a pilot study to describe patterns of nutritional supplement use by recruits entering the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Methods: A survey asking USMC recruits to self-report nutritional supplement use was administered upon entry to basic training. Simple descriptive ...
Tobacco Use in the Army: Illuminating Patterns, Practices, and Options for Treatment
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Tobacco use by soldiers has been prevalent throughout the 20th century. Tobacco has been seen as a "right."1 Additionally, tobacco was viewed as a boost to a soldier's morale and to provide comfort, while reducing stress in austere conditions. Today, tobacco is known to increase ...
Birth Defects and Military Service Since 1990
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) is an ongoing, multicenter, case-control study of over 30 major birth defects, and is one of the largest studies of the causes of birth defects to date. Data from it were examined to determine if maternal or paternal military service ...
Subjective Skeletal Discomfort Measured Using a Comfort Questionnaire Following a Load Carriage Exercise
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: Limited research has been conducted into the effect of load carriage on discomfort and injuries. This study aimed to determine the skeletal discomfort for part-time soldiers who completed a 1-hour field march carrying 24 kg. Methods: A postmarch comfort questionnaire was ...
Sock Systems to Prevent Foot Blisters and the Impact on Overuse Injuries of the Knee Joint
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The incidence of foot blisters and other overuse injuries of the lower limb is very high during basic military training (BMT). One hundred and eighty-nine subjects were divided into two intervention groups wearing alternative sock systems and one control group. Overall, 57% of the 173 ...
Incidence of Reported Dental Trauma Among Soldiers During Basic Training
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to assess the incidence, characterizations and etiologies of traumatic dental injuries among Israeli army soldiers during basic combat training. Dental files of soldiers (n = 1 1,053) from several combat military camps, who completed 8 months of basic ...
Effect of a Simulated High-Heat Environment on Bond Strengths of Dental Adhesive Systems
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: The goal was to evaluate the effect of high-heat storage of three dental adhesive bonding agents on the bond strength of composite resin to dentin. Methods: Three different adhesive bonding agents were stored for 1 month at the manufacturers' recommended temperatures and ...
Dental Attendance and Self-Assessment of Dental Status by Israeli Military Personnel According to Gender, Education, and Smoking Status, 1998-2006
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: The goal of the study was to analyze dental attendance and self-assessment of dental status among Israeli military personnel, according to gender, education, and smoking status. Methods: Data were analyzed from a computerized questionnaire on dental attendance and dental ...
The Antibiotic Support Team-A Successful Educational Approach to Antibiotic Stewardship
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The efficacy of an antibiotic support team (AST) has been demonstrated in both large teaching hospitals and smaller community hospitals. The usefulness of an AST in a medium-sized military hospital was investigated in the present study. Patients at least 18 years old hospitalized at the ...