Select clinical recommendations for military medical practitioners conducting humanitarian and civic assistance activities

Training and planning for stability, security, transition, and reconstruction, to include humanitarian and civic assistance activities, has taken on new importance for today's military forces. Deployed medical forces providing medical care to local populations are presented with the challenge o...

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Published in:Military medicine 2010-09, Vol.175 (9), p.647-654
Main Authors: Hollon, Justin R, Hickey, Patrick W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afghan Campaign 2001
Altruism
Analgesics
Armed forces
Disaster Planning
Fever
Filariasis - drug therapy
Global Health
Helminthiasis - drug therapy
Humanitarianism
Humans
Illnesses
International Cooperation
Lice Infestations - drug therapy
Malaria
Medical Missions
Military Personnel
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Organizational Objectives
Pictographs
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy
Schistosomiasis - drug therapy
United States
United States Government Agencies
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Summary:Training and planning for stability, security, transition, and reconstruction, to include humanitarian and civic assistance activities, has taken on new importance for today's military forces. Deployed medical forces providing medical care to local populations are presented with the challenge of limited resources, complex public health needs, and complex cultural and linguistic barriers to care. In this article, we review some of the clinical situations commonly encountered during these operations and provide an evidence-based rationale for proposed courses of action. This report is timely given expanding operations in Afghanistan and the stand-up of the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM).
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00005