Page 10 - Journal of Special Operations Medicine - Summer 2015
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Sometimes articles do best by speaking for themselves. The following quotes are
from articles in this issue (the page number of the entire text is given in parentheses).
A single inhaled organism can cause disease; therefore, this bacterium is a biological
hazard and has been weaponized with varying degrees of success. (page 109)
The experience of the Army medics, of the present investigators, and of the first re-
sponders in Boston was similar in that improvised tourniquets are challenging to use
well and are unreliable in hemorrhage control. (page 42)
...Since 16 September 2009, there has been a US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) black box warning for the injectable form of promethazine, due to “the risk of
serious tissue injury when this drug is administered incorrectly.” (page 17)
These cutaneous findings can be stigmatizing to affected individuals and psoriasis
can markedly affect a patient’s quality of life; approximately 20% of patients with
psoriasis have depressive symptoms. (page 12)
“Our biggest problem isn’t caves; it’s credibility. Our messages lack credibility
because we haven’t invested enough in building trust and relationships, and we
haven’t always delivered on promises.”
— Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (page 122)
The brain sees this mismatch of information as a warning sign and triggers nausea, vomiting,
and the other symptoms of the condition. . . . The neural mechanism of motion sickness
is poorly understood but may be related to brainstem pathways and is more prevalent in
patients with vestibular disturbances or migraines. (page 1)
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