Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
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…
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…
Chan, Daniel L, Fritz, Darron K, Nessler, Thomas, Santoy, Lorrie, Peterson, Wylan C and Reade, Michael C.
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…
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…
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…
Xinli Du and Deep Patel
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…
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…
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…
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…
