Abstract Information operations are considered a central element of modern warfare and counter-insurgency, yet there remains little systematic evidence their effectiveness. Using geographic quasi-experiment conducted during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, we demonstrate that civilians exposed to the government’s information campaign resulted more civilian security cooperation, which ...

OBJECTIVE To study the firearm injury patterns, weaponry detail, etiological factors and offered management in civilian population. METHODS The retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital comprising 297 cases of civilian firearms fulfilling the inclusion criteria from January 2008 to December 2010. Medicolegal record of the hospital's Statist...

Pain management in the U.S. Military, particularly in combat, shares many of the same principles found in civilian heath care organizations and institutions. Pain is one of the most common reasons for which soldiers seek medical attention in the combat environment, which mirrors the civilian experience.However, the combat environment exacerbates the typical challenges found in treating acute pa...

The care and challenges of injured service have been well documented in the literature from a variety of specialities. The aim of this study was to analyse the surgical timelines of military and civilian traumatic amputees and compare the surgical and resuscitative interventions. A retrospective review of patient notes was undertaken. Military patients were identified from the Joint Theatre Tra...

Pain management in the U.S. Military, particularly in combat, shares many of the same principles found in civilian heath care organizations and institutions. Pain is one of the most common reasons for which soldiers seek medical attention in the combat environment, which mirrors the civilian experience. However, the combat environment exacerbates the typical challenges found in treating acute p...