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Participation in warfare: a literature review

01 April 2003

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Last month’s Emergency Nurse article by Wild (2003) presented literature concerning the potential stressors and stresses of going to war, pre-deployment to war in...

Coming home from war: a literature review

01 May 2003

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

This, the last of three literature reviews, builds on previous articles concerned with the stressors and stresses of pre-deployment (Wild 2003a) and deployment (Wild...

Going to war: a literature review

01 March 2003

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

During the Gulf War (GW) 1991, many NHS hospitals were placed on standby to receive casualties evacuated from Saudi Arabia. This included transferring patients to...

Trust cannot rely on army medics to run emergency services

10 February 2012

Emergency Nurse

News

Plans to draft in military personnel to help emergency department staff cope with demand have been shelved by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Challenges of emergency care in conflict situations

11 May 2012

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

All emergency care staff must overcome problems as part of their normal working practice but few are challenged as profoundly as those who work in conflict zones....

Royal Naval nursing: ‘testing but worth it’

13 August 2014

Nursing Standard

Feature

Inga Kennedy is the most senior nurse in the Royal Navy. She enjoys the commitment and discipline required by a career in the armed forces and says the work offers...

Book traces history of RAF nursing

24 September 2014

Nursing Standard

News

The changing face of military nursing is the subject of a new book commissioned by the Royal Air Force.

Flying to the rescue

28 January 2015

Nursing Standard

Feature

The RAF’s Tactical Medical Wing (TMW), based at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, sends nurses and other healthcare professionals around the world to pick up sick and...

Use of tourniquets in combat and civilian trauma situations

09 June 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

The tourniquet as a method of catastrophic haemorrhage control on the battlefield has been in and out of favour over the centuries. However, the recent increase in...

Wellbeing of military mental health staff

01 December 2010

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Mental healthcare professionals in the armed forces face similar experiences to other military personnel during and after active service, and have similar needs for...