Comparison of a Novel Tool-less External Fixator Clamp with an Established System Regarding Handling and Stability
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 […]
Emergency Medicine Comes of Age in the ADF
M Little, J Williams, A Holley, A Parkin, D Ward , C Balfour, B Butson, D Cooksley, A Pearce Abstract Background: Emergency medicine is a well-established specialty in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has progressively identified the value of this discipline across a range of domestic and deployed activities, with EM […]
Military Medical Personnel’s Perceptions of Treating Battle Injuries
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate military personnel’s self-rated perceptions of their knowledge, experience and training after high-fidelity battle injury simulation. Design: 26 military medical personnel participated in this quantitative study. Data was collected using a questionnaire after a six-day exercise where participants self-rated 10 statements regarding having sufficient medical, practical and ethical knowledge, experience and training. […]
Medical NBC Training – Where to now?
A.G.Robertson, D.J.Morgan-Jones Abstract Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Warfare remains as much a risk today as it has been in the past. With increased numbers of proliferating nations, increased industrialisation and poorly effective arms control measures, this risk is unlikely to decrease in the foreseeable future. To prepare military physicians to deal with these toxic […]