Military Medicine back issues from February 2008:
Should Asthmatics be enlisted?
Feb 01, 2008; ... In the past, for diverse reasons that may include under diagnosis and environmental factors, asthma appeared to be uncommon. As such, Armed forces could afford the luxury of turning away asthmatic recruits, who were otherwise relatively few in number. However, high rates of asthma in many ...
The Emerging Role of Preventive Medicine in Health Diplomacy after the 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT On October 22, 2005, a preventive medicine team deployed with the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to assist with earthquake relief efforts in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. These efforts included core field preventive medicine but quickly extended into other efforts. In collaboration ...
The Joint Medical Workstation (JMeWS) Database in 2003: Intradeployment Health Encounters of Military Personnel Supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The Joint Medical Work Station (JMeWS) is a theater medical surveillance system that integrates information from three separate health data collection systems for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Our objective was to characterize JMeWS data during its first year of implementation ...
Investigation of the Operational Effectiveness of Hunter Company, Commando Training Centre, Royal Marines
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the operational effectiveness of Hunter Company, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (RM) in rehabilitating injured RM recruits, through the collection of demographic, medical, and performance data for 1 year's intake of RM recruits (N = ...
Concerns about Career Stigma by Military Parents of Children with Psychiatric Illness
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Stigma is known to have deleterious effects on individuals with psychiatric disorders as well as their family members. In this study, we examined stigma with regard to career concerns among active duty members of the Air Force with children who have psychiatric disorders. Albeit a weak ...
Body Mass Index and Disordered Eating Behaviors Are Associated with Weight Dissatisfaction in Adolescent and Young Adult Female Military Recruits
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To examine factors associated with weight dissatisfaction, a risk factor for eating disorders, among female Marine recruits. Methods: A diverse adolescent/young adult sample of 2,157 female recruits completed a questionnaire upon entering Marine Corps training. Weight ...
Childhood Predictors of Military Fitness: A Prospective, Community-Based, Follow-up Study from Age 8 to Age 18
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Knowledge of the impact of childhood psychosocial problems on success in military service is scarce. The purpose of the study was to assess whether childhood psychosocial problems are associated with suitability for military service. The subjects were 2,622 Finnish boys born in 1981 ....
Characteristics of Deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Personnel Who Seek Mental Health Care
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Introduction: This study reports on the feasibility of using validated mental health screening instruments for deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom military personnel. Methods: For a 3-month period in 2005, all service members (N = 296) who initially presented to the U.S. Military Hospital ...
Lieutenant William B. Walsh: First U.S. Doctor in Hiroshima after the Bomb, with Previously Unpublished Photographs
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Lt William B. Walsh, then serving on a U.S. destroyer-minesweeper in the Pacific Theater as a ship's doctor, was the first U.S. physician on the ground in Hiroshima, Japan, after the atomic bomb was dropped. This is his story, gleaned from interviews and his own letters to his wife ...
Acute Effects of MK63 Stun Device Discharges in Miniature Swine
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Objective: Electromuscular incapacitation (EMI) devices are being used and evaluated by both military and law enforcement agencies. Although the gross muscular response is obvious, physiological responses to these devices are poorly understood. We hypothesized that the intense, ...
Infectious Diseases Investment Decision Evaluation Algorithm: A Quantitative Algorithm for Prioritization of Naturally Occurring Infectious Disease Threats to the U.S. Military
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Identification of the most significant infectious disease threats to deployed U.S. military forces is important for developing and maintaining an appropriate countermeasure research and development portfolio. We describe a quantitative algorithmic method (the Infectious Diseases ...
The Challenge of Controlling Lead and Silica Exposures from Firing Ranges in a Special Operations Force
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT In 2000, soldiers from a Special Operations Force had airborne lead exposures 20 to 38 times the permissible exposure limit. Their average blood lead level was 13.9 µg/dL. Immediate implementation of pertinent Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations was recommended. In ...
Impact of Prolonged Exercise in the Heat and Carbohydrate Supplementation on Performance of a Virtual Environment Task
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether performance of a virtual environment (VE) task is influenced by exercise in the heat and carbohydrate supplementation. Methods: Ten males completed four exercise trials to fatigue. During each trial, subjects cycled at ...
Cardiovascular Disease in a Forward Military Hospital during Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Report from Deployed Cardiologists
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Background: No published data are available regarding cardiac evaluations in a forward military hospital setting. Methods: Two cardiologists deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom identified all of their cardiac evaluations. Patient demographic data, evaluations performed, ...
Executive Management Education in Health Care at a Naval Medical Center: A Descriptive Report
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Resource constraints in a time of conflict place particular stress on military medicine, especially in view of demands for medical care due to injuries. Effective management of health care systems and resources is essential. Management education of clinical leaders therefore is an ...
San Antonio Military Medical Center Integration: A Case Study in Organizational Leadership Design
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission law of 2005 established a combined Army-Air Force medical center in San Antonio, Texas. The new facility is named the San Antonio Military Medical Center. This planned integration of two facilities would result in the downsizing of ...
Analysis of After-Action Reporting by Deployed Nurses
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of information in after-action reports in terms of nursing practice and the utility of using after-action reports in a feedback loop to improve nursing training. This was a three-phase, mixed-method, qualitative study, using focus ...
Successful Treatment of Disabling Cholinergic Urticaria
Feb 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT A 22-year-old African American U.S. sailor presented with an intermittent pruritic eruption precipitated by mild activity for the last 2 years. She developed an extremely pruritic papular rash that would quickly coalesce into larger wheals following any exercise, light activity such as ...
RADIOLOGY CORNER
Feb 01, 2008; ... Answer to last month's radiology case and image: Chondroblastoma with Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (Case #21 appears at the end of this article) History A 24 year old active duty male presents to his provider with right-sided, lower posterior chest wall rib pain for ...