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Major General Professor TJ Hodgetts CB CBE KHS DSc PhD MMEd MBA Chair, Committee of Chiefs of Military Medical Services NATO Headquarters, Boulevard Leopold III, Brussels, Belgium Common Military Medicine Challenges in an Increasingly Unstable World The 45th International Congress on Military Medicine (ICMM) was hosted in Brisbane, Australia, from 16 to 20 September 2024…. Read more »
Abstract Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. While classical risk factors are well described, the literature debates whether specific subgroups in the community have an increased risk of developing the condition. These include those who work as aircrew or in the defence forces. While occupational skin cancer is increasingly recognised, it is… Read more »
Introduction With a growing frequency of extreme weather events, associated natural disasters1 and military conflicts, there is an increasing incidence of fractures requiring emergency treatment in the context of ‘damage control’ using simple methods such as an external fixator. As Martinez-Rondanelli et al. point out in their 2021 manuscript on damage control in orthopaedics and… Read more »
Abstract Importance: Since 2001, 3.5 million United States service members deployed overseas in support of the post-9/11 Global War on Terror. While healthy and fit upon deployment, veterans have experienced many complex and often unexplainable illnesses and chronic diseases, with more than 520 000 being diagnosed with cancer. With the implementation of the VA MISSION… Read more »
Abstract Obesity, alcohol use and hypertension place military service members at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The current study utilised the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED) data to conduct a retrospective cohort study on the incidence rate trends of CVD and six risk factors (per 10 000) in active duty service members from… Read more »
Loud, hazardous noise exposure is ubiquitous and unavoidable in the Defence Force. As a result, it has the unfortunate but foreseeable effect of inducing early-onset hearing loss and/or tinnitus among service members. In Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and veterans can receive fully subsidised hearing care under the Commonwealth Hearing Services Program (HSP). While… Read more »
Abstract Background: The widely-used Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) has practical and theoretical limitations. The Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C) was developed to overcome these shortcomings but requires more psychometric analysis to determine its utility. Purpose: To compare DAS and IDAF-4C validity and reliability among New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel. Material and methods:… Read more »
Average 70kg D**khead: Motivational Lessons from an Ex-Army Special Forces Doctor By Dan Pronk. Fremantle: Vivid Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-1925846744. Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Warning: This review delves into trauma issues that may be distressing to some readers. Support is available through your Chain of Command, Chaplaincy or Health Centre, Lifeline 131144 or Open Arms… Read more »
