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The evolution of casualty evacuation in the 20th Century (Part 5)--Into the future

open access: yes, 2003
This is the final part of a series of papers that review the evolution of the military casualty evacuation system in the 20th Century. This paper draws together the themes that have been presented in the previous papers to describe the mandatory ...
Bricknell, M C M; id_orcid
core   +5 more sources

Beyond Decarbonization: Human Rights, Vulnerable Workers, and an Operational Framework for Just Climate Transitions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate transitions are widely presented as pathways toward decarbonization, green growth, and sustainable development, yet their social effects are mediated by labour‐market segmentation, regional dependence, institutional capacity, and unequal political voice.
Jacob Kwakye, Solomon Tawiah McBanasam
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Artificial Intelligence With PPE: A Smart Boiler Suit Framework for Maritime Survey Applications

open access: yesSafety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a conceptual framework for an AI‐enhanced smart boiler suit, shifting maritime surveyor safety from reactive to proactive monitoring. Through integrated sensor networks and edge AI analytics, the proposed architecture offers a robust modular roadmap for advancing intelligent personal protective equipment in hazardous offshore and ...
P. Katsinellos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass casualty modelling: a spatial tool to support triage decision making

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Geographics, 2011
Background During a mass casualty incident, evacuation of patients to the appropriate health care facility is critical to survival. Despite this, no existing system provides the evidence required to make informed evacuation decisions from the scene of ...
Hameed Syed M   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperkalemia in Combat Casualties: Implications for Delayed Evacuation [PDF]

open access: yesMilitary Medicine, 2017
Fixed facilities and rapid global evacuation ensured that delayed complications of trauma, such as hyperkalemia, occurred late in the evacuation chain where renal replacement therapies were available. However, future conflicts or humanitarian disasters may involve prolonged evacuation times.
Ian J, Stewart   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

When Time Stands Still: The Destructive Experience of Ambiguous Loss among Mothers of Combat Soldiers

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
What happens when stories refuse coherence? This article examines ambiguous loss among mothers of combat soldiers, focusing on how prolonged waiting and uncertainty infiltrate everyday life, eroding sensemaking. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, it explores how mothers experience the contraction of time and space—manifested in suspended routines ...
Shirly Bar‐Lev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons Learnt from the United States Air Force during a Joint Exercise at an Indian Air Force Transport Base

open access: yesJournal of Marine Medical Society
Introduction: Combat Operations Preparedness Exercise 2023 was held between the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) with the objective of enhancing the operational readiness of both countries in regard to various aspects of ...
Mohin M. Sakre   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodical approach to determining the main parameters of the evacuation system for the wounded with the use of different types of transport

open access: yesMedičnì Perspektivi
The timeframe for evacuating the wounded is a critical factor that largely determines the fate of a wounded soldier. Even at the initial stage of the war waged by the russian federation against Ukraine, there were almost no frontline ambulances, and ...
K.S. Hutchenko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
wiley   +1 more source

Late immune consequences of combat trauma: a review of trauma-related immune dysfunction and potential therapies

open access: yesMilitary Medical Research, 2019
With improvements in personnel and vehicular body armor, robust casualty evacuation capabilities, and damage control resuscitation strategies, more combat casualties are surviving to reach higher levels of care throughout the casualty evacuation system ...
Kelly B. Thompson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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