Packer, Tim McMenemy, L Kendrew, J Stapley, S A
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BMJ military health
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated unprecedented change within the NHS. Some medical staff have been deployed into unfamiliar roles, while others have been exposed to innovative ways of working. The embedded military Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) cadre have been integral to this change. Many of these new skills and ways of working learnt will be tra...
Dagens, Andrew Benjamin Mckinnon, J Simpson, R Calvert, C Keast, T Hart, N Almond, M
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BMJ military health
Here, we report the first known transcontinental aeromedical evacuation of a large number (55) of patients with known and suspected positive COVID-19. These patients were evacuated from Havana, Cuba, to the UK through MOD Boscombe Down as part of Operation BROADSHARE, the British military's overseas response to COVID-19. We describe the safe transf...
Watterson, Jason R Gabbe, B Rosenfeld, J V Ball, H Romero, L Dietze, P
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BMJ military health
Harmful or risky-single occasion drinking (RSOD) alcohol use in the military is a significant problem. However, most studies of interventions have focused on veterans, representing a missed opportunity for intervention with active military personnel. Using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) framework, th...
Sandhu, Amritpal Herron, J B T Martin, N A
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BMJ military health
Burns are an unpredictable element of the modern battlespace and humanitarian operations. Most military burns are small and may not be a significant challenge for deployed healthcare assets but usually render the individual combat ineffective until healed. However, larger burns represent a more significant challenge because of the demand for fluid ...
Smith, M B White, S
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BMJ military health
Health and risk management of personnel in hot climates remains a Commander's responsibility, with Joint Service Publication 539 Heat Illness and Cold Injury: Prevention and Management (JSP 539) being the guiding document for the UK military. This policy can be challenging to interpret occasionally, needing medical professionals to provide ongoing ...
Sawford, H J Smith, M B
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BMJ military health
This paper presents the burden of mental health cases throughout UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 (SS3), a low-tempo armoured brigade exercise in Oman from June to November 2018, and aims to discuss ways that mental health may be better managed on future large exercises. A retrospective review of all attendances at army medical facilities and rel...
Chase, S L Kavanagh Williamson, M Smith, M B
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BMJ military health
Epidemiological data captured from military exercises and operations can highlight treatment requirements specific to operating in certain environmental conditions. Such data is invaluable to enable accurate planning for future exercises. Epidemiological data were collected during Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 (SS3) to provide an insight into medical prov...
Schawaller, Marius Wiemer, D Hagen, R M Frickmann, H
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BMJ military health
Military deployments to the tropics are associated with specific infection risks. To add to the available epidemiological information, infectious disease risks in German military personnel returning from predominantly tropical deployments were assessed. Since 2006, German soldiers returning from predominantly tropical deployments have been offered ...
Sammito, Stefan Güttler, N
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BMJ military health
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in western industrial countries and one of the most frequent causes of sudden incapacitation in flight for pilots. There are limited data available on cardiovascular risk profiles of pilots, and especially military pilots. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular...
Escalera-Antezana, Juan Pablo Mariaca-Cerball, C A Alvarado-Arnez, L E Balderrama-Saavedra, M A Bonilla-Aldana, D K Rodriguez-Morales, A J
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BMJ military health
