Abstract Introduction There is an increasing recognition of the need for deployed intensive care physicians (intensivists) with the changing nature of conflict. Required capabilities of military intensivists are determined by the operational context and is different to those of the civilian work environment. We sought to identify an operational clinical skillset for military critical care… Read more »
Abstract Deployed surgical teams work together to perform time-critical damage control resuscitation. However, the team often includes members who have never worked together or in the field. A successful team can rapidly acquire knowledge of their clinical environment and each other. In this paper, we explain how Immediate Action Drills (IADs) for the operating theatre… 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 »
Abstract Cold Weather Injury (CWI) is a significant threat to military capability in Tasmania. In 2011, the Royal Tasmanian Regiment implemented a cold weather training policy and training package to formalise risk management and preserve military capability in training and operations. This article summarises relevant literature pertaining to military CWI and outlines an approach… Read more »
