Military medical research on internal diseases in modern warfare: new concepts, demands, challenges, and opportunities

Guang-Dong Liu; Nan Wang; Hai-Ming Wang; Xin Li; Jun-Jie Shao; Zi-Fan Liu; Min Jiang; Lin Wang; Zi-Kai Wang; Meng Li; Xue-Ying Cao; Jiang Wang; Ran Zhang; Yun-Dai Chen

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Military medical research on internal diseases in modern warfare: new concepts, demands, challenges, and opportunities

REVIEW | Updated：2023-02-28

- Military medical research on internal diseases in modern warfare: new concepts, demands, challenges, and opportunities
- Military Medical Research Vol. 8, Issue 4, Pages: 546-551(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Division of Health Services, Chinese PLA General Hospital & Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing 100853, China
  2.Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital & Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing 100853, China
  3.Department of Health Services, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  4.The First Clinical Medical College of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, China
  5.Department of Gastroenterology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  6.Department of Hematology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  7.Department of Nephrology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  8.Department of Respiratory and Intensive Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
- Author bio：
  
  * bjzhangran@126.com;
  cyundai@vip.163.com
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- DOI：10.1186/s40779-021-00313-8
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- Published：2021-12
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Liu et al.: Military medical research on internal diseases in modern warfare: new concepts, demands, challenges, and opportunities. Mil Med Res, 2021, 8: 20. DOI： 10.1186/s40779-021-00313-8.

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Abstract

Battlefield internal medicine aims at the treatment of combatants and noncombatants with various internal diseases on the battlefield. The military medical research on battlefield internal diseases focuses on the pathogenesis

clinical management

and prevention of internal diseases under military war conditions. In both wartime and peacetime

the soldiers suffer from more internal diseases than surgical wounds. With the introduction of high-tech weapons

including chemical

physical

and biological agents

a large number of special internal illnesses and casualties will appear in future wars. The battles often occur in special environments

such as high or low temperatures

plateau or polar areas

and micro- or hyper-gravity. The current theories of battlefield internal medicine are mainly derived from wars decades ago and cannot meet the needs of military medical support under the conditions of modern warfare. Therefore

the military medical research on battlefield internal medicine should be based on contemporary military situations

focus on the purpose of treating battlefield internal diseases

and adhere to the actual needs of the troops in peacetime and wartime. We should investigate the pathogenesis of battlefield internal diseases and explore the threats that may arise in future wars to ensure the advancement of battlefield internal medicine. This review highlights new concepts

demands

challenges

and opportunities for the further development of military medical research on battlefield internal medicine.

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