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The recent Asian Tsunami has resulted in an unprecedented number of Australia military medical personnel on deployment throughout the world providing both health care to our deployed forces and humanitarian support. Currently, health staff are providing services in the Solomon Islands, the Middle East Area of Operations and Indonesia. Australia’s contingent of personnel involved in… Read more »
Well, a new year is upon us again. And as always seems to be the case, the festive season brought upon many of us not-so-festive activities. The Boxing Day 2004 Aceh earthquake and resulting tsunami was one of the worst disasters of modem history. It was almost surreal to watch the damage and casualty reports… Read more »
By Col Darrell Duncan, MBBS, Grad Dip HI HODGETTS, TJ GREASLEY, IA; 2003 Impact of Deployment of Personnel with Chronic Conditions to Forward Areas. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps; Vol 149, pp 277-283 Aim: To identify reasons for inappropriate deployment of soldiers with chronic conditions to an operational environment. Setting: Two British Army… Read more »
Michael C.E Pain RFD Group Capt (ret.) RAAFSR Honorary Consultant Thoracic Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital ABSTRACT Screening for bronchial asthma remains a difficult but important aspect in the evaluation of health in potential recruits for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Current regulations allow acceptance of subjects with a past history of asthma but who… Read more »
By John Edward Cunningham SSE MB SS and Andrew M. Ellis MB BS FRACS John Edward Cunningham BSc MB BS Major, 1st Health Support Battalion Orthopaedic Registrar, Mona Vale Hospital Andrew M. Ellis MB BS FRACS Major, 1st Health Support Battalion Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal North Shore Hospital ABSTRACT Fractures of… Read more »
By Colonel Darrell Duncan, MBBS, Grad Dip HI Colonel Darrell Duncan, MBBS, Grard Dip HI Area Director of Health Improvement and Information Services for Central Coast (NSW) Area Health Service. Posted as Project Officer, Health Services Branch Land Headquarters, Sydney ABSTRACT A key role for the Operational Health Advisers in the Australian Defence Forces is… Read more »
Ruben M. Jacubovich MD MoccH, Occupational Health Specialist Physician, Occupational Health Section Consult Service Clinic, IAF Maj. Michal Zilberberg MoccH, Head of the Occupational Health Section IAF Col. Liav Goldstein, MD MHA, Surgeon General IAF Col. jacob Haviv MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer IDF Central Command Col. Nehemia Yoffe, MD MHA, formerly Surgeon General IAF… Read more »
MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES The journal publishes manuscripts as research articles, reviews, post-deployment reports, book reviews and letters to the Editor. Reviews, reports and research articles should be between 500 and 2000 words in length. Letters to the Editor should not exceed 500 words or 10 references. The Editor may consider any contributions outside these limits, including… Read more »
