Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
Feuerstein M et al. Musculoskeletal-related disability in US Army personnel: Prevalence, gender and military occupational specialties. J Dec Environ Med 1997;39(1):68-78 Research on military populations indicates that musculoskeletal-related disorders represent…
The U-Boat Far From Home. The epic voyage of U-862 to Australia and New Zealand by David Stevens I was delighted when I learnt that the Department of Defence's Director…
This issue of Australian Military Medicine concentrates, like the last, on operational medicine, which is the backbone of military medicine. Continuing from their earlier article, Payne et al have analysed…
During 1990-1, 970 patients with gunshot wounds (GSW) were admitted to Los Angeles County – USC Medical Center. Of the 686 patients with trunk GSW, 433 had wounds of the…
Following on from the Australian and Indonesian Governments' cooperation in the field of Defence since 1994, the Directors General of Naval Health Services from both Navies (DGNHS-RAN: Commodore Michael Dowsett…
On Thursday, 20 February 1997, a new medical facility to house No 3 RAAF Hospital at Richmond Air Force Base was officially opened by the Minister for Defence Industry, Science…
Non-lethal weapons have seen increasing use in the police forces and, more recently, the military forces, of various countries around the world. With increased use in military operations in areas…
At the risk of gloating, and getting some sideways glances, I will write of this outstanding conference. The Wilderness Medicine Society is a vibrant expanding organisation, which puts on some…
