The Role of Forward Medical Support in Handling Masses of Casualties in Active Nuclear Warfare

AbstractThe use of tactical medics by members of hostage and crisis negotiations teams has not been examined in the literature or the field. Usually, negotiations teams are deployed within the confines of the established inner perimeter along with the tactical team and tactical medics. While the likelihood of injuries or performance degrading medical problems for negotiators is less than that expected for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members, they may occur and need attention. Additionally, there are other roles that tactical medical personnel can play that are specific to the needs of police negotiators. This article will examine these possible roles.

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Guilt and Martyrdom: The Case of John Bradford

Harvard Theological Review ◽

10.1017/s0017816000017223 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 68 (3-4) ◽

pp. 305-331

Author(s):

Seymour Byman

Keyword(s):

Modern Society ◽

Strong Sense ◽

Modern World ◽

The Unconscious ◽

Christian Religion ◽

The People ◽

Nuclear Warfare

Most analysts acknowledge that guilt is a pervasive element in modern society. Possessed of a strong sense of impending doom through nuclear warfare, crises of ecology or overpopulation, modern man is haunted by an overriding sense of fear and guilt, wondering what quality in himself caused such an imminence of death. But surely this sense of guilt is not a creation of the modern world. Indeed guilt in the form of sin is even more comprehensible in earlier periods of history, where the culture was religiously oriented and where the wrath of a personal God could be visited upon a population in the form of plague or famine because of the sins of the people. Theories of guilt as applied to history, however, are much too sparse. One reason for this deficiency is that in order to use the psycho-historical technique, historians would be removed from the factual world and would be forced to probe the labyrinthine internal world that is illogical, devious and intangible. A few brave souls have explored the uncharted realms of the unconscious in the study of religion, both past and present. Yet, strangely enough, no one has ever focused upon guilt as an impetus in perhaps the most important aspect of religion—at least of Christian religion—the role of witness, better known as martyrdom.

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Grieving Process in Children and Adults Using Services of the Psychiatric Hospital of Petra Olympus, Katerini, Greece. Similarities - Differences

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(09)70901-0 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (S1) ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

K. Papanikolaou ◽

N. Voura ◽

L. Stilopoulos

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Hospital ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Medical Support ◽

Sleep Patterns ◽

Clinical Interviews ◽

Grieving Process ◽

The Family ◽

And Behavior ◽

At Home

Objective:The demonstration of differences in grieving process between children mourning for the parent and adults grieving for their spouse.Method:Sub-structured clinical interviews were given to 10 adults and 10 children using the services of the Psychiatric Hospital of Petra Olympus to evaluate their reactions and grieving process.Discussion:2 of the evaluated children had outbursts of cries during the sessions. This behavior was the same at home.8 played the role of the ‘supportive adult’ to the grieving parent, not allowing themselves to express feelings of anger, grief, guilt, and fears. They didn't ask for support, in fear of becoming a burden to the rest of the family.Their parents noticed changes in sleep patterns, eating habits, and behavior.One child wasn't well-informed about the loss and didn't fully understand what had happened to the deceased.As for parents, 8 asked and received medical support and medication,whilst 2 started consuming alcohol. 6 were avoiding talking to their children and sharing their feelings, whereas 3 mentioned incapability to go on with their life.Conclusions:Children mourn in a different way from adults. Their grief may not be easily detected.The proper way of informing the child, the encouragement to the expression of feelings, the living memories of their late parent and the participation in the family grieving process (both for children and adults) are not causes of further stress and anxiety but lead to a better way of resolving the grieving process, offering comfort and relief.

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Imagining Nuclear War in the British Army, 1945-1989

10.1093/oso/9780198846994.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Simon J. Moody

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Dissonance ◽

Nuclear Weapons ◽

British Army ◽

Nuclear War ◽

The Will ◽

Nuclear Warfare ◽

The Cold War ◽

Primary Mission ◽

Comprehensive Study

The primary mission assigned to the British Army from the 1950s until the end of the Cold War was deterring Soviet aggression in Europe by demonstrating the will and capability to fight with nuclear weapons in defence of NATO territory. This ‘surreal’ mission was unlike any other in history, and raised a number of conceptual and practical difficulties. This book provides the first comprehensive study on how the British Army imagined the character of a future nuclear land warfare, and how it planned to fight it. Based on new archival evidence, the book analyses British thinking about the political and military utility of tactical nuclear weapons, the role of land forces within NATO strategy, the development of theories of tactical nuclear warfare, how nuclear war was taught at the Staff College, the Army’s use of operational research, and the evolution of the Army’s nuclear war-fighting doctrine. The book argues that the British Army was largely successful in adapting to its new nuclear mission in Germany, but that it displayed a cognitive dissonance when faced with some of the more uncomfortable realities of nuclear war.

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Conventional Forces and Tactical Nuclear Weapons in NATO Strategy

Imagining Nuclear War in the British Army, 1945-1989 ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198846994.003.0003 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 54-89

Author(s):

Simon J. Moody

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Weapons ◽

The Political ◽

Nuclear War ◽

Military Organizations ◽

Flexible Response ◽

Nuclear Exchange ◽

Nuclear Warfare ◽

Massive Retaliation ◽

The Cold War

Chapter 2 analyses how the British deterrence habit of mind manifested in a preference for a ‘pure-deterrence’ strategy for NATO. NATO’s forums were a market for strategic ideas, and competing visions of nuclear warfare reflected the often incompatible preferences of its member states. Bargaining and compromise resulted in significant changes to defensive concepts throughout the Cold War and saw the emergence of two distinct strategies, massive retaliation and flexible response, which provided the conceptual framework for the Army’s thinking about nuclear war. The chapter explores the most important assumptions made about the character of nuclear warfare, the political and military utility of tactical nuclear weapons, and the perceived role of ground forces within NATO’s deterrent posture. It argues that the British reluctance to accept that military organizations could perform a useful function during or after a nuclear exchange set an ominous tone for the Army’s own theorizing about future war.

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Pediatric Team Physicians

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.78.5.941 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 78 (5) ◽

pp. 941-942

Author(s):

E. F. LUCKSTEAD

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Youth Sports ◽

Team Physician ◽

Medical Support ◽

Young Athletes ◽

Sports Events ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Complete Health ◽

Sports Activities

Few pediatricians are actively involved in youth sports activities. Although pediatricians are well suited to provide complete health care to young athletes, they have avoided or deferred and referred the sports medical care of large numbers of preadolescent and adolescent youth to others. Is this acceptable? Which physician is most qualified to counsel, guide, and treat the growing child and adolescent? If pediatricians do not accept roles such as the team physician, other doctors and even non-physicians will eagerly step forward. Should athletes and teams be able to participate in sports events when adequate medical support is not available? Do athletes, parents, schools, coaches, and communities understand the actual role of the team physician?

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Ethical Considerations in Embedding a Surgeon in a Military or Civilian Tactical Team

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x12001112 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 583-588 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lewis J. Kaplan ◽

Mark D. Siegel ◽

Alexander L. Eastman ◽

Lisa M. Flynn ◽

Stanley H. Rosenbaum ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medical Services ◽

Police Officer ◽

Police Officers ◽

Medical Services ◽

Medical Support ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Publication Type ◽

Emergency Medical

AbstractTactical emergency medical services (TEMS) bring immediate medical support to the inner perimeter of special weapons and tactics team activations. While initially envisioned as a role for an individual dually trained as a police officer and paramedic, TEMS is increasingly undertaken by physicians and paramedics who are not police officers. This report explores the ethical underpinnings of embedding a surgeon within a military or civilian tactical team with regard to identity, ethically acceptable actions, triage, responsibility set, training, certification, and potential future refinements of the role of the tactical police surgeon.KaplanLJ, SiegelMD, EastmanAL, FlynnLM, RosenbaumSH, ConeDC, BlakeDP, MulhernJ. Ethical considerations in embedding a surgeon in a military or civilian tactical team. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(6):1-6.

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