Showing papers on "Afghan Campaign 2001- published in 2010"
TL;DR: The article examines the way in which twentieth-century commemorative rituals have been superseded by new lapidary conventions which fundamentally revise the status of the soldier in public imagination.
Abstract: Since 2006, Britain has been fighting an intense military campaign in Helmand in which over 200 soldiers have been killed. The article examines the way in which twentieth-century commemorative rituals, which mourned the sacrifice of anonymous individual soldiers for the nation, have been superseded by new lapidary conventions which fundamentally revise the status of the soldier in public imagination. In acts of remembrance today, soldiers are personalized and domesticated, remembered as fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. The article concludes by considering the political implications of this revision of public understanding.
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TL;DR: Management of vascular trauma has evolved tremendously since the turn of the 20(th) century and the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have improved the strategy for treating victims of vascular injuries.
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01 Jan 2010-Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals
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TL;DR: From a battle zone in Iraq and a United States military hospital in Germany, where the wounded of two wars intersect, Dr. Rodney Davis treated fighters who surely would not have survived in any other time and place.
Abstract: From a battle zone in Iraq and a United States military hospital in Germany, where the wounded of two wars intersect, Dr. Rodney Davis treated fighters who surely would not have survived in any other time and place.
One was a Marine who needed an astonishing 85 units of blood, and all the drugs
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TL;DR: Third, investment in new tools and better use of existing tools is needed to prevent, diagnose, and treat tuber culosis in people with HIV infection and the worsening problem of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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TL;DR: How nurses can make a difference in the lives of military families is shown in this video, which highlights the need for nurses to be more aware of their patients' medical needs and how they can help with that.
Abstract: How nurses can make a difference in the lives of military families.
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01 Jan 2010-Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals
TL;DR: Since the medics often blend in with the culture, the missions could hold appeal for civilian aid agencies, contractors or NGOs to partner and help make more sustainable inroads on rural health in Afghanistan.
Abstract: They often grow beards and don the local attire to fit in, in contrast to larger conventional forces that mostly operate in the country¿s urban centers. In a recent discussion convened by the International Health Division within the Department of Defense Force Health Protection & Readiness (FHP&R) offices in Falls Church, Va., some SF medics who had just redeployed from Afghanistan and several DoD, U.S. government interagency, and international health policy leaders broached the idea of having a development or nongovernmental organization (NGO) specialist accompany the medics on some of their medical outreach missions to aid the local population. Since the medics often blend in with the culture, the missions could hold appeal for civilian aid agencies, contractors or NGOs to partner and help make more sustainable inroads on rural health in Afghanistan.
TL;DR: American and British soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are helping to shed new light on the complex nature of post-traumatic stress.
TL;DR: An army nurse asked army nurse Christopher A. Vanfosson to file periodic reports on his and his team's work in Afghanistan to keep readers up to date on their experiences and how it feels to provide care on a battlefield.
Abstract: AJN asked army nurse Christopher A. Vanfosson to file periodic reports on his and his team's work in Afghanistan. In the coming months, he'll keep readers up to date on their experiences and how it feels to provide care on a battlefield.
TL;DR: I read, with interest and compassion, the article lamenting some of the horrible urogenital injuries sustained by military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Abstract: I read, with interest and compassion, the article lamenting some of the horrible urogenital (and other) injuries sustained by military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. [1][1] What’s missing is any mention of the thousands of civilians injured in the conflict and how often military personnel