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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Military combat"”.
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Emergence Delirium in U.S. Military Combat Veterans
… the phenomenon of emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans. Emergence delirium is a post-anesthetic phenomenon that occurs immediately following emergence from general anesthesia and is characterized by agitation, confusion, and violent physical and/or verbal behavior. Clinical …
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Does military combat-related traumatic injury increase cardiovascular disease risk?
… Cutting edge battlefield trauma care has allowed military personnel to survive complex injuries that historically would not have been possible. There is largely historical evidence suggesting that combat related traumatic injury (CRTI) is associated with an increased cardiovascular (CV) disease …
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Feasibility Study among Military Personnel with Traumatic Amputation during Military Combat or Training
Military operations have resulted in a significant number of mangled extremities leading to traumatic amputations. Extremity injuries predominate, representing 50% to 70% of all injuries treated (Melcer, 2010). The majority of injuries sustained in Operation Endearing Freedom/Operation Iraqi …
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Comparing Traditional Statistical Models with Neural Network Models: The Case of the Relation of Human Performance Factors to the Outcomes of Military Combat
… project is a database of 400 years of historical military combat. The relationships among the variables represented in this database are recognized as being hypercomplex and nonlinear.</p> <p>The historical database was investigated from two paradigms. Paradigm I states that predicting the winner …
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The political consequences of trauma
… the political consequences of three traumas: military combat experience (Chapter 2), childhood maltreatment (Chapter 3), and intimate partner violence (Chapter 4). I find that each of these traumas is associated with reduced political trust, political efficacy, and engagement.
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HAS THE SUN SET ON THE GOLDEN HOUR?
… of sustaining an injury'has shaped the U.S. military's medical and operational strategies since 2009 and perhaps longer. The objective of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the golden hour as a strategic guideline for saving lives in combat operations and to compare it to the use …
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A Novel Tablet Based System to Measure The Effect of Subconcussive Blows On Sensorimotor and Cognitive Functioning
… treatments in any individuals (car accidents, military combat, falls, etc) receiving subconcussive head blows.</p>
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An investigative study on the Namibian defence force's combat readiness focusing on alternative policy of termination and retention of expertise in the military services
… immensely on the perceived security dimension of combat readiness. As such, world nations frequently modernise their armed forces in order to achieve a sufficient level of competitive combat readiness in order to act as deterrence against external threats. These actions, however, frequently cause …
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma-Related Guilt: The Perspective of a Counselling Psychologist within the Military
… to potentially traumatic events experienced in military combat can often lead to psychological illness such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However the stigma of suffering a mental illness prevents many within the military from seeking help. Currently operating within the Royal Marines …
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A systems analysis of tactical intelligence in the US Army
… intelligence capacity falls short of what combat battalions need in the modern operational environment. Is this shortfall a remnant of an archaic design, or has the intelligence process itself changed so significantly that the drivers of intelligence capacity require revision? There has …
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Biomechanical Response of the Human Eye to Dynamic Loading
… automobile accidents, consumer products, and military combat. Out of the 1.9 million total eye injuries in the country, more than 600,000 sports injuries occur each year and 40,000 of them require emergency care. In 2007, approximately 66,000 people suffered from vehicle related eye injuries …
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An Autonomous Casualty Status Communication Tool
Currently, military combat medics are tasked with stabilizing casualties that arise during an operation, and preparing them to be evacuated to higher echelons of care. While doing so, medics have minimal time to record what care is being administered and communicate the status of the patient to …
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Attributes of Astrocyte Response to Mechano-Stimulation by High-Rate Overpressure
… blast neurotrauma is particularly high amongst military combat personnel and can be debilitating and endure clinically for years after injury is sustained. Mechanically, blast represents a unique and complex loading paradigm associated with compressive shock waves that propagate out from an …
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Women in Combat: A Critical Analysis of Responses to the U.S. Military's Recent Inclusion Efforts
… I analyze responses to the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule (DGCDAR), the policy that until January 24, 2013 formally barred women from serving in combat. Specifically, I use feminist theories of embodiment, equality, and difference to interpret how interlocutors …
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The moderating influence of personality on combat veterans transitioning into civilian college life
Combat veterans returning to a civilian lifestyle are assisted in many ways during their transition. These services are not only demonstrations of patriotic support, but are typically intended to aid veterans with their transition. The transition for combat veterans is, in many ways, completely …