Military Medical Student Experiences during a Prolonged Casualty Care Simulation
Introduction Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) (previously prolonged field care [PFC]) refers to patient care over a prolonged time in an austere environment where evacuation is not possible.1, 2 Prolonged Casualty Care education is driven by the United States Military Joint Trauma System’s Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) guidelines, which are a ‘consolidated list of casualty-centric knowledge, […]
Short-term influence of garlic supplementation therapy on oxidative stress markers following military physical activity: A preliminary study
R Esmaeelzadeh, K Azizbeigi, S Atashak, F Dehghan, F Feizolahi, M A Azarbayjani, Z Khojasteh Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the short-term influence of garlic supplementation on oxidative stress markers following military physical activity among military women. Twenty women were randomly assigned to two groups of (1) placebo (control), and (2) garlic extract supplement […]
Plasmodium knowlesi infection in an Australian soldier following jungle warfare training in Malaysia
Abstract: An Australian Army soldier developed a fever after returning to Australia following a three-month deployment to Rifle Company Butterworth, Malaysia. Ten days prior to presentation he had participated in jungle warfare training at Burma Camp, Pulada in Johor, Malaysia. No known direct contact was made with monkeys, which were known to be in the […]