"In this investigation of the treatment of battle trauma in antiquity, 'treatment' is used in a double sense, both as actual medical treatment and literary 'treatment' in non-medical sources."--Jacket. "Part One deals with the practical, medical aspects of the topic: the types …
Addresses weaponization of biological agents. Categorizes potential agents as food, waterborne, or agricultural toxins and discusses the respective epidemiology.
"Reflecting the critical threat posed by biological warfare and terrorism, the Borden Institute has released 'Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare', the latest volume in the 'Textbooks of Military Medicine' series. This book is an update of the previous edition of 'Medical Aspe…
To the British soldiers of the Great War who heard about it, 'shell shock' was uncanny, amusing and sad. To those who experienced it, the condition was shameful, unjustly stigmatized and life-changing. The first full-length study of the British 'shell shocked' soldiers of the Gr…
To the British soldiers of the Great War who heard about it, 'shell shock' was uncanny, amusing and sad. To those who experienced it, the condition was shameful, unjustly stigmatized and life-changing. The first full-length study of the British 'shell shocked' soldiers of the Gr…
Tactical combat casualty care and wound treatment
Military surgeons must assume a leadership role in combat casualty care in circumstances that are far less than ideal. This handbook provides much of the information needed to tackle these issues and features state-of-the-art principles and practices of forward trauma surgery as…
Considerations in Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions: Proceedings of a Symposium
by Staff, National Research Council, National Research Council (U.S.)., Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Flattau, Pamela E.
fromOnline access: National Academy of Sciences National Academ…
The author traces the changing nature of warfare from the jungles of Vietnam to the streets and mountains of Iraq and Afghanistan and defines the escalating physical and psychological damage of wounds to troops in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
The author traces the changing nature of warfare from the jungles of Vietnam to the streets and mountains of Iraq and Afghanistan and defines the escalating physical and psychological damage of wounds to troops in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
Enhancing interoperability among enlisted medical personnel: a case study of military surgical technologists
by Rand Corporation, National Security Research Division, United States., Department of Defense, National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)., Forces and Resources Policy Center, Center for Military Health Policy Research, Manacapilli, Thomas, Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, Thie, Harry, Resnick, Adam, Gershwin, Daniel, Baxter, Andrew, Yardley, Roland J., Rand Corporation, RAND Health
One way to enhance the interoperability of medical service personnel is by training service specialists to a common standard. A methodology is outlined for defining a common standard of practice (SOP) that can be applied to any enlisted medical specialty with the goal of consoli…