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Fellow readers of JMVH, I would like to welcome you back to the face-to-face fold. It was great to see so many of you at our recent AMMA 2021 in Melbourne in early April 2022. This long-awaited event allowed many old and some new friendships to be renewed or brokered. We hope to see many… Read more »
Abstract This paper provides an overview of military medical ethics (MME). It intends to inform military medical professionals on the breadth of the subject, including important subordinate topics, in preparation for further study. The paper opens by introducing core concepts at the intersection of medical and military ethics. It then examines the ethical issues that… Read more »
Abstract Agent Orange, a dioxin-containing toxin, was used as a herbicide during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange exposure was initially linked to congenital disabilities among Vietnamese civilians residing near aerially sprayed regions. Years later, returning South Korean and United States (US) Veterans exposed to Agent Orange exhibited increased rates of malignancy, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and… Read more »
Abstract Although Special Forces may expect high casualty rates, such highly-trained soldiers cannot afford infectious disease losses. During World War II, malaria often determined the extent of special operations simply by limiting the time a unit could be deployed in a tropical jungle before fever incapacitated it. During the Allied campaign against the Imperial Japanese… Read more »
“All In The Same Boat; Beginning To Row In The Same Direction”– Lessons Learned Through Qualitative Community Consultation Evaluating the Impact of Lived Experience in a Mental Health Service A Proposed Enhanced Medic Skillset For Treatment At Point Of Injury In The Future Operating Environment Adelaide’s Innovative History With X-ray Technology: From The Braggs To… Read more »
Potential application of innovative, topical, multimodal pain relief in situations associated with military combat and mass disasters Research activity in the Dept of Clinical Studies and Surveillance, ADFMIDI Role of RSDL in Management of Acute Sulfuric Acid Burns in Rabbit Model The Utility of Health System Insights in the Australian Defence Force Thematic Analysis of… Read more »
