Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
The July edition of JMVH as always contains a wealth of material. In his article International house calls: Public health or public relations?, Art Smith raises the thorny issue of…
Vale Sandy Ferguson – 1917-2008 It is with great sadness that the Association records the passing of one of its Honorary Members, Surgeon Captain AS “Sandy” Ferguson, AM RFD VRD*…
At the recent announcement of the changes to the Single Service Chiefs of the Australian Defence Force, the Minister for Defence, The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP made the following comments:…
Dear Sir, I refer to the recent JMVH article1 regarding the 2004 Stevens Review2 with respect to command of the ADF’s health services. Military health care is similar to civilian…
Inherent strengths of organization, speed, and efficiency commonly allow tactical military units, both land and sea based, to operate under hostile conditions as well as within adverse circumstances characterized by…
Background Mass casualty situations can arise unexpectedly anywhere, anytime, as evidenced by recent natural disasters and terrorist activity around the globe. Although traditional emergency medical services centre around medically trained…
Unique aspects of the conflict in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) have brought about a refinement in battlefield surgical techniques including the widespread use of damage control surgery…
Reprinted from Critical Care Resuscitations 2006 8: 120:122 with the kind permission of The Editor, Critical Care Resuscitation Abstract We report a case of severe rapid-onset paralysis in a 28-year-old…
Many of mankind’s greatest discoveries have been made within the frame of warfare. Armed conflict produces an overwhelming drive to succeed, honing our initiative and pushing our skills to the…
Mike Cadogan, Anthony FT Brown and Antonio Celenza* *1st edn, xvi + 576 pp, paperback with illustrations, ISBN 978-0-7295-3803-9. Sydney, Saunders (Imprint of Elsevier), RRP: $63.50, 2007. The Australian Institute…
A large preoccupation of junior medical officers in the military is to think about our return of service obligation and the decision on whether or not we will choose to…
