Abstract: The ongoing conflict following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only affected those directly involved but also thousands of NATO troops stationed across Europe, who …
Abstract: Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and muscle dysmorphia (MD) are common but often underdiagnosed disorders. These disorders have rarely been explored in the …
Abstract: Understanding how policy changes, such as a drawdown from a major military campaign, impact service members can provide information on how best to preserve service member …
Abstract: Tobacco use is highly prevalent among military personnel.1 Continued tobacco use and cessation failure depends on work-related aspects of the service, and thus requires a …
Abstract: The extensive, long-term consequences of childhood trauma on brain development and the resulting implications for military recruitment and service are the subject of a …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The acquisition and retention of militarily relevant surgical knowledge and skills are vital to enable expert management of combat casualties on operations. …
Abstract: Introduction: The military includes lower extremity amputees requiring arthroplasty; however, there is little literature on this population. The primary aim of this study …
Abstract: Background: Providing safe and effective anaesthesia in the context of humanitarian medicine is always a challenging situation. Spinal anaesthesia, and in particular its …
Abstract: Background: Appropriate nutritional intake is essential to optimise both general health and performance in military recruits. General nutritional knowledge is a …
Abstract: The role of primary care in a disaster has too often been poorly defined and poorly understood. Due to its relative low-cost adaptability and closeness to the community, …
Abstract: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a concept describing an individual’s ability to understand, process and act accordingly on others’ and one’s own emotions. It is a …
Abstract: Heat illnesses (HI) define a continuum of conditions where patients become incapacitated due to uncompensable heat stress. In the military, HI has a significant health, …