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The Journal has published nine Special Issues addressing topics of military medical importance.

These bound issues may be purchased from the Journal office using this form. The Special Issues are £12 each, inclusive of postage and packing. The cost to purchasers from overseas is £15. Please send the form to the Journal's office (address on the Contact page).

The Journal is pleased to announce that all individual articles are now available below for download as a PDF, free of charge.


Wounds of Conflict (Vol. 147, No. 1, February 2001)
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KA Galbraith. Combat Casualties in the First Decade of the 21st Century - New and Emerging Weapon Systems. PDF download link
IG Cullis. Blast Waves and How They Interact With Structures. PDF download link
CL Horrocks. Blast Injuries: Biophysics, Pathophysiology and Management Principles. PDF download link
PF Hill, DP Edwards, GW Bowyer. Small Fragment Wounds: Biophysics, Pathophysiology and Principles of Management. PDF download link
J Clasper. The Interaction of Projectiles with Tissues and the Management of Ballistic Fractures. PDF download link
P Barker. Penetrating Wounds of the Torso. PDF download link
K Trimble, J Clasper. Anti Personnel Mine Injury: Mechanism and Medical Management. PDF download link
P Dearden. New Blast Weapons. PDF download link
L Cannon. Behind Armour Blunt Trauma - An Emerging Problem. PDF download link
AD McLean. Burns and Military Clothing. PDF download link
Chemical Casualties (Vol. 148, No. 4, December 2002)
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  Introduction. PDF download link
  Recognition of a Chemical Casualty. PDF download link
  Medical Support in Chemical Operations. PDF download link
  Nerve Agents. PDF download link
  Vesicants (Blister Agents). PDF download link
  Toxic Industrial Chemicals PDF download link
  Lung Damaging Agents. PDF download link
  Cyanogen Agents. PDF download link
  Centrally Acting Incapacitants. PDF download link
  Sensory Incapacitants. PDF download link
  Smokes, Fules and Incendiary Materials. PDF download link
  Contaminated Food and Water. PDF download link
  Summary of Effects of Chemical Agents. PDF download link
  Glossary. PDF download link
Biological Threats (Vol. 149, No. 3, September 2003)
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  Introduction. PDF download link
  Recognition. PDF download link
  Biological Defence. PDF download link
  Casualty Management. PDF download link
  Medical Classification of Potential BW Agents: Bacteria, Viruses and Toxins. PDF download link
  Restriction of Movement. PDF download link
  Animal Surveillance in NBC Defensive Operations. PDF download link
  Bioterrorism: Preparing for the Unthinkable. PDF download link
  Appendix 1 - Tables. PDF download link
  Glossary. PDF download link
  References. PDF download link
Nuclear Incidents
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MJ World. Casualties Resulting from Nuclear Explosions: An Overview. PDF download link
SA Bland. Management of the Irradiated Casualty. PDF download link
DA Freshwater. Units in Radiation Medicine. PDF download link
HA Doughty. Medical management of the Haemopoietic Syndrome in Acute Radiation Sickness. PDF download link
DA Freshwater. Effects of Nuclear Weapons on the Gastrointestinal System. PDF download link
AMcD Johnston. Pulmonary Effects of Combined Blast Injury and Radiation Poisoning. PDF download link
SA Bland. Mass Casualty Management for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents. PDF download link
Pre-Hospital Care
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R Mackenzie, I Greaves, RC Sutcliffe. Equipment for Immediate Care. PDF download link
S Lewis. Commentary.  
MQ Russell. The Minimalist Approach to Road Traffic Collision Management. PDF download link
R Mackenzie, R Sutcliffe. The Injured Child. PDF download link
F Jewkes. Commentary.  
R Mackenzie. Analgesia and Sedation. PDF download link
J Mauger, J Field. Commentary.  
R Mackenzie, DJ Lockey. Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia. PDF download link
J Rayner-Klein. Commentary.  
LJ Treherne, AR Kay. Initial management of Acute Burns. PDF download link
R Mackenzie. Spinal Injuries. PDF download link
K Porter. Commentary.  
Consensus Fluid Resuscitation in Pre-Hospital Trauma care - A Consensus View. PDF download link
I Greaves, K Porter, JE Smith. Consensus Statement of the Early Management of Crush Injury and Prevention of Crush Syndrome. PDF download link
R Mackenzie, RC Sutcliffe. Immediate Assessment and Management of Acute Medical Emergencies. PDF download link
SP Masud, R Mackenzie. Acute Coronary Syndrome. PDF download link
J Colville Laird. Commentary.  
Hostile Environments (Vol. 151, No. 4, December 2005)
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  Introduction. PDF download link
CHE Imray, EHN Oakley. Cold Still Kills. PDF download link
PR Davis, M Byers. Accidental Hypothermia. PDF download link
P Hunt, JE Smith. Heat Illness. PDF download link
PR Davis, KTS Pattinson, NP Mason et al. High Altitude Illness. PDF download link
SR Lord, PR Davis. Drowning, Near Drowning, and Immersion Syndrome. PDF download link
K Robinson, M Byers. Diving Medicine. PDF download link
ED Nicol, S Dhillon. Expedition Medicine. PDF download link
AJ Mellor. Anaesthesia in Austere Environments. PDF download link
Combat Casualty Care (Vol. 153, No. 4, December 2007)
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Surgeon General. Forward. PDF download link
PF Mahoney, TJ Hodgetts, M Midwinter, R Russell. Introduction. PDF download link
TJ Hodgetts, S Davies, R Russell, J McLeod. Benchmarking the UK Deployed Trauma System. PDF download link
J Smith, TJ Hodgetts, P Mahoney, R Russell, S Davies, J Mcleod. Trauma Governance in the UK Defence Medical Services. PDF download link
K Porter. Commentary. PDF download link
R Russell, TJ Hodgetts, J Ollerton, P Massetti, J Skeet, I Bray, K Harrison. The Operational Emergency Department Attendance Register (OPEDAR): A New Epidemiological Tool. PDF download link
TJ Hodgetts, S Davies, M Midwinter, R Russell, J Smith, J Clasper, N Tai, E Lewis, J Ollerton, P Massetti, I Moorhouse, N Hunt, A Hepper. Operational Mortaility of UK Service Personnel in Iraq and Aghanistan: A One Year Analysis 2006-7. PDF download link
J Ollerton, TJ Hodgetts, R Russell. Operational Morbidity Analysis of Soft Tissue Injuries During Operation Telic. PDF download link
J McLeod, TJ Hodgetts, P Mahoney. Combat “Category A” Calls: Evaluating the Pre-Hospital Timelines in a Military Trauma System. PDF download link
PR Davis, AC Rickards, JE Ollerton. Determining the Composition and Benefit of the Pre-Hospital Medical Response Team in the Conflict Setting. PDF download link
PJ Parker. Casualty Evacuation Timelines: An Evidence-Based Review. PDF download link
SE Harrisson, E Kirkman, P Mahoney. Lessons Learnt From Explosive Attacks. PDF download link
JD Henning, MJ Roberts, D Sharma, A Hoffman, PF Mahoney. Military Intensive Care Part 1. A Historical Review. PDF download link
A Hoffman, JD Henning, A Mellor, PF Mahoney. Military Intensive Care Part 2. Current Practice. PDF download link
JD Henning, A Mellor, A Hoffman, PF Mahoney. Military Intensive care Part 3. Future Directions. PDF download link
TJ Hodgetts, PF Mahoney, E Kirkman. Damage Control Resuscitation. PDF download link
E Kirkman, S Watts, TJ Hodgetts, P Mahoney, S Rawlinson, M Midwinter. A Proactive Approach to the Coagulopathy of Trauma: The Rationale and Guidelines for Treatment. PDF download link
TJ Hodgetts, E Kirkman, PF Mahoney, R Russell, R Thomas, M Midwinter. UK Defence Medical Services Guidance for the Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa)in the Deployed Military Setting. PDF download link
S Brodie, TJ Hodgetts, J Ollerton, J McLeod, P Lambert, P Mahoney. Tourniquet Use in Combat Trauma: UK Military Experience. PDF download link
BR Cooper, PF mahoney, TJ Hodgetts, A Mellor. Intra-Osseous Access (EZ-IO®) for Resuscitation: UK Military Combat Experience. PDF download link
BR Cooper, A Mellor, A Bruce, A Hall, PF Mahoney Paediatric Thoracic Damage Control Resuscitation for Ballistic Injury: A Case Report. PDF download link
Armed Forces Mental Health (Vol. 154, No. 2, June 2008)
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G Reid. Foreword. PDF download link
I Palmer. A Personal View. PDF download link
  A Personal Experience. PDF download link
D Alexander, S Klein. Combat-Related Disorders: A Persistent Chimera. PDF download link
N Jones, N Greenberg, NT Fear, M Earnshaw, P McAllister, G Reid, S Wessely. The Operational Mental Health Consequences Of Deployment To Iraq For UK Forces. PDF download link
P McAllister, JH Hughes. The Symptoms And Recognition Of Post-Traumatic Stress Reactions. PDF download link
J Harrison, J Sharpley, N Greenberg. The Management Of Post Traumatic Stress Reactions In The Military. PDF download link
  A Personal Experience. PDF download link
R Lewis, B Mushonga, A Simpson. Life As A Military Community Psychiatric Nurse. PDF download link
A Pook, M Tarn, J Harrison, P McAllister, N Greenberg. A Career In Military Psychiatry. PDF download link
N Greenberg, V Langston, N Jones. Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) In The UK Armed Forces. PDF download link
W Busuttil. Prolonged Incarceration: Effects On Hostages Of Terrorism. PDF download link
D Murphy, A Iverson, N Greenberg. The Mental Health Of Veterans. PDF download link
  Suggested Reading. PDF download link
Wounds of Conflict II (Vol. 155, No. 4, December 2009)
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Surgeon General. Past, Present and Future of the DMS. PDF download link
N Tai. Civilian Trauma and the Defence Medical Services - A Prospectus for Partnership. PDF download link
WGP Eardley, DM Taylor, PJ Parker. Training Tomorrow's Military Surgeons: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future. PDF download link
N Tai, A Brooks, M Midwinter et al. Optimal Clinical Timelines - A Surgical Consensus. PDF download link
A Ramasamy, AM Hill, AE Hepper et al. Blast Mines: A Background for Clinicians on Physics, Injury Mechanisms and Vehicle Protection. PDF download link
A Ramasamy, AM Hill, JC Clasper et al. Improvised Explosive Devices: Pathophysiology, Injury Profiles and Current Medical Management. PDF download link
J Breeze, D Bryant. Current Concepts in the Epidemiology and Management of Battlefield Head, Face and Neck Trauma. PDF download link
RJ Blanch, RAH Scott. Military Ocular Injury: Presentation, Assessment and Management. PDF download link
NRM Tai, E Dickson. Military Junctional Trauma. PDF download link
SA Adams. Pelvic Trauma in the Military Environment. PDF download link
JC Clasper, D Standley, PSJ Heppell et al. Limb Compartment Syndrome and Fasciotomy. PDF download link
CJ Taylor, S Hettiaratchy, SL Jeffery et al. Contemporary Approaches to Definitive Extremity Reconstruction of Military Wounds. PDF download link
GS Lawton, J Granville-Chapman, PJ Parker. Novel Haemostatic Dressings. PDF download link
EJ Hutley, AD Green. Infection in Wounds of Conflict - Old Lessons and New Challenges. PDF download link
K Brohi. Trauma Induced Coagulopathy. PDF download link
M Midwinter. Damage Control Surgery in the Era of Damage Control Resuscitation. PDF download link
DG Baer, MA Dubick, JC Wenke et al. Combat Casualty Care Research at the US Army Institute of Surgical Research. PDF download link