In Iraq war, a revolution in battlefield medicine
The Iraq war ushered in dramatic advances in battlefield medicine, with the effects of homemade bombs leading the US military ...
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For wounded Marines, a ‘lollipop’ to ease pain
US Marines badly wounded in Afghanistan may get a "lollipop" with a powerful pain killer from now on instead of ...
Assessing brain injury: Virtual reality may hold answer
With the possibilities of concussion, neurotoxin exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among service members, the need for accurate and widespread ...
New mobile-ready battlefield guide for medical recording released
A new interactive guide to aid deployed medics, nurses and commanders in recording medical information is now available on iPhone, ...
Report examines lower-body blast injuries
The Army Surgeon General's Office released its report yesterday on dismounted complex blast injuries, which more than twice as many ...
Technology to aid DoD mental health services
Imagine being a psychologist sitting across from your patient. Now imagine that patient is actually hundreds of miles away. The ...
Deployed docs discuss mental health, brain injury treatment
Among all the injuries servicemembers sustain during a combat deployment, the most common are concussions, post-traumatic stress and other difficult ...
Hypertension: More Soldiers die from silent killer than from combat
Many people think that combat is the most life threatening event for Soldiers, when actually more Soldiers may die off ...
Study focuses on mental health of force in Afghanistan
Soldiers say there's lower barriers and better access to behavioral health care in theater, even though for many there's been ...
Education is key in fight against PTSD
Stemming the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, requires awareness, education and recognizing its symptoms, a senior military psychiatrist ...
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