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'Murder by poisoning is a crime of devilish wickedness and inhumanity which no language can adequately describe. ' John Glaister (1954) Introduction Gail Bell, in her book 'The Poison Principle',…
Aortic trauma is often poorly recognised in a trauma setting and represents a significant cause of lethal injury. Most casualties will die at the scene. This article attempts to define…
Rosenberg E, Caine Y. Survey of Israeli Air Force line Commander support for fatigue prevention initiatives. Aviat Space Environ Med 2001;72(4):352-356. Background: Sustained and continuous high-intensity military operations have increased…
Srinivasan A. Kraus CN, DeShazer D, et al. Glanders in a military research microbiologist. N Engl J Med 2001;345(4):256-8. Comment: This is the first reported human case of glanders in…
A Pearson, A Mahoney and K W Bender
Background: Modern developments in civilian surgical practice have driven a shift in general surgeons’ experience towards subspecialised and minimally invasive approaches, while military surgery continues to rely on a breadth…
Compared to other species, Homo sapiens have some major limitations. Examples abound of animals with better vision, hearing and olfaction; greater strength or agility, that can run, climb or swim…
This article is the latest of a series regarding the role of occupational and environmental medicine in the ADF.1,2,3,4,5,6 These articles, as well as a recent Productivity Commission inquiry,7 indicate…
DavidAndr "Load up, load up, load up, the rubber bullets" 1 INTRODUCTION The Australian Defence Force is becoming more involved in military non-combatant control and peacekeeping in areas such as…
A.G. Robertson2 ABSTRACT Non-lethal weapons have seen increasing use in the police forces and, more recently, the military forces of various countries around the world. With increased use in military…
DavidAndr ABSTRACT Thermobaric munitions are those munitions that, by design, produce more heat and overpressure than conventional explosives by exploding a vapour in the blast zone. Their main use initially…
