"potentially mean[] a medical specialty, specifically a branch of occupational medicine attending to the medical risks and needs (both preventive and interventional) of soldiers, sailors and other service members."
This subfield focuses on the medical aspects of the military, including the study of combat-related injuries, mental health issues among soldiers, and the provision of medical care in combat situations.
Military medical history: Tracing the evolution of military medicine from ancient times to the present day.
Medical ethics and military medicine: Exploring the unique ethical challenges faced by military medical personnel, such as the balance between patient interests and the mission of the military.
Combat casualty care: Exploring the principles of casualty care, including resuscitation, airway management, hemorrhage control, and wound management.
Medical logistics: Examining the ways in which resources, both human and material, are utilized to provide medical care in military settings.
Military medical operations: Examining the organization and structure of military medical operations, including medical evacuation, hospitals, and field clinics.
Infectious disease and bioterrorism: Exploring the unique challenges posed by infectious disease and the potential for bioterrorism in military settings.
Mental health in military settings: Exploring the unique challenges faced by military personnel and understanding the principles of psychological treatment for combat-related conditions.
Military anthropology: Examining the unique cultural practices and challenges faced by military populations, including the effects of stress and combat on military personnel.
Trauma surgery: Exploring the principles and techniques of trauma surgery in military settings, including advanced care for injuries such as blast injuries and burns.
Military medical research: Exploring the cutting-edge research being conducted in military medicine, in areas such as new treatments for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Battlefield Medicine: The type of medicine that is practiced in the field to provide first aid and emergency medical care to soldiers who are wounded during combat.
Military Psychiatry: The type of medicine that deals with psychological disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that are unique to military personnel.
Military Epidemiology: The study of the outbreak and spread of diseases among military personnel, as well as strategies for disease prevention and control.
Military Dentistry: The type of medicine that includes the practice of dentistry on military personnel, as well as the provision of preventive dental care and education.
Military Rehabilitation: The type of medicine that involves the rehabilitation of military personnel who have been injured, disabled, or have lost limbs during combat.
Military Public Health: The type of medicine that deals with the overall health and well-being of military personnel, including hygiene, nutrition, and disease prevention.
Military Geriatrics: The type of medicine that specializes in the care and treatment of elderly military personnel.
Military Ophthalmology: The type of medicine that includes the provision of eye care to military personnel, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of various eye conditions.
Military Aerospace Medicine: The type of medicine that deals with the health and safety of military personnel who are involved in flight operations.
Military Sports Medicine: The type of medicine that deals with injuries and medical conditions related to physical activity and sports, particularly those that are common among military personnel.
"This disparate arena has historically involved the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases (especially tropical diseases)."
"Undersea and aviation medicine can be understood as subspecialties of military medicine, or in any case originated as such."
"The planning and practice of the surgical management of mass battlefield casualties and the logistical and administrative considerations of establishing and operating combat support hospitals."
"Military medical hierarchies, especially the organization of structured medical command and administrative systems that interact with and support deployed combat units."
"The administration and practice of health care for military service members and their dependents in non-deployed (peacetime) settings."
"Few countries certify or recognize 'military medicine' as a formal specialty or subspecialty in its own right."
"Medical research and development specifically bear upon problems of military medical interest."
"vaccines or drugs for soldiers, medical evacuation systems, drinking water chlorination, etc."
"many of which ultimately prove important beyond the purely military considerations that inspired them."