The remainder of the chapters are presented in alphabetical order with 36 pages devoted to "Dermatologic Emergencies" (only 19 pages were reserved for "Resuscitation"), and I find it hard to believe that male pattern baldness was even mentioned. Most of the chapters on standard medical and surgical chapters are adequate for the amount of information presented, but little omissions occur frequen...

Within the Canadian Department of National Defence, a prototype civilian workforce simulation model was developed for the modelling and analysis of one particular occupational group, the Purchasing and Supply (PG) Group. The model was developed to explore workforce modelling techniques for the civilian workforce with the intention of potentially modifying it for analyses of other occupational g...

TRICARE is modeled on civilian managed-care organizations. It includes two enrollment options. The first option, TRICARE Prime, is a health maintenance organization (HMO). Beneficiaries who do not enroll in Prime are covered by a preferred provider organization (PPO). This option offers MTF care when it is available and two civilian alternatives: TRICARE Extra, for those who elect to use the ci...

PURPOSES This study involved analysis of (a) type of injuries and medical services used by military casualties in 3 conflicts and (b) medical needs of military and civilian casualties from the 2006 conflict. BASIC PROCEDURES Military casualties from 3 conflicts and military and civilian casualties from the 2006 conflict were analyzed. Casualties were compared in relation to type of injury, le...

Experience with temporary intravascular shunts (TIVS) for vessel injury comes from the military sector and while the indications might be clear in geographically isolated and under resourced war zones, this may be an uncommon scenario in civilian trauma. Data supporting TIVS use in civilian trauma have been extrapolated from the military literature where it demonstrated improved life and limb s...