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Inaugural Perth AMMA Conference The first AMMA Conference in Perth will be held from 12-15 October 2023. Perth, and wider Western Australia (WA), has had long links to Australian military history and to past and contemporary military strategy. From the initial deployment of the Australian Imperial Force through Albany in 1914 to key submarine bases,… Read more »
Introduction Previous articles describe the development from prehistory to the end of the Viking period, of a cycle whereby increasing trade necessitated larger and more efficient ships to transport merchandise and better weapons to defend or attack, both of which facilitated more trading opportunities.1,2,3,4,5 However, it was not until the 18th century that Western medicine had… Read more »
Introduction Haemorrhage remains a leading cause of preventable deaths in conventional land warfare and, more recently, counterterrorism operations. From the Vietnam and Korean Wars to the contemporary battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Global War on Terrorism, haemorrhage accounts for 50–87% of potentially survivable casualties.1, 2 The implementation and ongoing development of Tactical Combat… Read more »
Military casualties wounded or killed due to enemy action or disease are part of the warfare’s inevitable cost that has a continuing impact after the war is over. World War II in Papua New Guinea is nearly beyond living memory. Nevertheless, it justifies a brief review of the highly variable mortality figures to remind current… Read more »
Abstract Background: The Royal Australian Air Force’s Health Services Wing (HSW) continually seeks to improve the training and credentialing of medical officers in order to provide a high-quality healthcare capability. The CAMMO Project aims to inform an evidence-based approach to the training and credentialling of General Duties Medical Officers (GDMOs). Purpose: Stage 2 of the… Read more »
Abstract Background: Uncontrolled neuropathic pain can negatively impact quality of life and daily activities. Many treatments have been proven effective, but a significant number of patients still experience uncontrolled pain or intolerable side effects. Purpose: A small crossover trial has suggested the efficacy of botulinum toxin (BoNT), but the long-term benefits are unknown. This study… Read more »
Abstract: Refugees displaced from their usual residence by military conflict may generate malaria epidemics when moving into endemic areas. Examples from the 1980s include Khmer refugees from Cambodia into Thailand and Afghan refugees from Afghanistan into Pakistan. In both cases, civilians with little malaria experience were exposed to both P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria…. Read more »
Warriors Between Worlds: Moral Injury and Identities in Crisis by Zachary Moon, Lanham, Maryland, Lexington Books, 2019, 116 + xiv pp., 9781498554619 (pbk). Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Zachary Moon has served as a chaplain and practical theologian who has listened attentively to Veterans and their experience of diverse moral stresses over the last decade. His service… Read more »
Over the last two decades, Australia’s asymmetric wars have been characterised by coalition air superiority, unrestricted communications, rapid evacuation, relatively infrequent casualties and well-resourced, readily defended hospitals. In contrast, future peer-on-peer conflicts will likely feature high casualty rates, limited air evacuation, constrained communications, smaller and less targetable health facilities, and strained resources and lines of… Read more »
