crush injury of an extremity occurs when a limb is compressed between two hard surfaces, to the point where vascular supply is impaired and vulnerable tissues undergo necrosis. most commonly, limbs are crushed during auto versus pedestrian accidents, motor vehicle crashes, and industrial accidents. however, during natural disasters such as earthquakes, buildings collapse, landslides, mine cave-...

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences and relationships between the amount of time spent in physical activity and abdominal muscle endurance among the cadets and civilian students. Methods: In this study, a total of 191 male participants (19.7±0.9 years; 63.1±7.5 kg; 169.3±4.8 cm) from the National Defense University of Malaysia (NDUM) volunteered to ...

background there is significant prevalence of physical injuries sustained by civilian recruits at military training garrisons. civilian recruits sustain these injuries mostly during the intensive and rigorous military combat-training period. objectives we sought to determine the prevalence and causes of oral and maxillofacial injuries as the first step in reducing and preventing them in civilia...

background and aim: hepatitis b is a major health problem in the world and also in our country, iran. presence in war zones is among the most important risk factors for developing hepatitis b. this study was conducted to compare liver enzymes variations and hepatitis b risk factors among military and civilian chronic carriers of hepatitis b. methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive-analy...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the United States Navy is disproportionately attracting and recruiting female smokers from the civilian sector. METHODS Standardised comparisons of cigarette use among Navy women recruits and civilian women were conducted with data from a 1996-97 Department of Defense study and the 1994 National Health Interview Survey. RESULTS Young Navy women recruits (18-22 ye...