Darrell Duncan

Articles by Darrell Duncan


Causes for Medical Downgrading in an Army Brigade (1): The Role of Corps

Introduction The Australian Army’s 1st Brigade is based in Darwin and has a high readiness posture in line with extant requirements. The units of the Brigade include tank, armoured reconnaissance, medium artillery, and combat engineer regiments as well as a mechanized infantry battalion, a combat service support battalion and a command support unit. Individuals posted… Read more »

By Darrell Duncan In   Issue Volume 10 No. 3 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-18768728/JMVH Vol 10 No 3

Causes for Medical Downgrading in an Army Brigade (2): Other Factors

Introduction The Australian Army’s 1st Brigade is based in Darwin and has a high readiness posture in line with extant requirements. The units of the Brigade include tank, armoured reconnaissance, medium artillery, and combat engineer regiments as well as a mechanized infantry battalion, a combat service support battalion and a command support unit. Individuals posted… Read more »

By Darrell Duncan In   Issue Volume 10 No. 3 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-14766187/JMVH Vol 10 No 3

The Future Role of Information Technology in Military Health

On technology: The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand­ year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). German philosopher On information: Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire; it wafts across the electrified borders. Ronald Reagan… Read more »

By Darrell Duncan In   Issue Volume 10 No. 2 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-94846661/JMVH Vol 10 No 2

Case report of a patient with high flow priapism serving in the Middle East

Abstract This report outlines the management of a soldier serving in the Middle East who suffered a perineal injury while on out of theatre leave. He presented to a medical officer when he returned to theatre. Fortunately a urologist was in theatre and the patient was moved forward for review at a United States Army… Read more »

By Rob Parkinson , Richard Stack , Melissa Fernance and Darrell Duncan In   Issue Volume 17 No. 3 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-12173492/JMVH Vol 17 No 3