Battlefield Triage and Resource Allocation during a Pandemic: Learning from the Past and Adapting for the Future.

The principle of medical triage, where patients are sorted into categories to guide the order in which they receive treatment, dates back to Baron Dominique Jean Larrey, the surgeon general of Napolean's armies. The concept evolved with military conflicts throughout the 19th century, was subsequently adapted to situations off the battlefield, and is now widely practiced where resources are limited.2 Military medical providers are taught triage principles early in their careers and its use is routinely integrated into military training scenarios and operational planning.

Mandating the COVID-19 Vaccine for U.S. Service Members: An Exploration of Ethical Arguments.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the globe, the advent of novel vaccines has created a possible path to prepandemic life for many. Still, many individuals, including those in the U.S.

Perceptions of Gender and Race Equality in Leadership and Advancement Among Military Family Physicians.

Introduction: There is increasing interest in assessing gender and race-based disparities in academic medicine and healthcare leadership in civilian medicine and the U.S. Military Health System.

Uncertainty: An Uncomfortable Companion to Decision-making for Infants.

Although parents are typically the most appropriate decision-makers for their children, there are limits to this authority. Medical providers may be ethically obligated to seek state intervention against a parental decision if the parent places a child at significant and imminent risk of serious harm. When parents make medical decisions for their children, they assess both the projected benefits and risks of their choices for their family.

Behavioral Disorders in Dementia: Appropriate Nondrug Interventions and Antipsychotic Use.

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia pose management challenges for caregivers and clinicians. Firstline nonpharmacologic treatments include eliminating physical and emotional stressors, modifying the patient's environment, and establishing daily routines. Family members and caregivers benefit from education about dementia symptoms and reminders that the behaviors are normal and unintentional.

Perceived clinical skill degradation of Army family physicians after deployment.

Background And Objectives: Deployment away from regular clinical practice is necessary for Army family physicians, but no current information identifies specific procedures or clinical encounters where they feel less comfortable after deployment. This study identifies specific clinical areas and amount of perceived degradation in skills after deployment to combat zones.

Methods: Active duty Army family physicians were invited to participate in a web-based and anonymous survey rating comfort level performing clinical encounters or procedures prior to and after military deployment.

Surrogate and patient discrepancy regarding consent for critical care research.

Objective: Critically ill patients frequently display impaired decision-making capacity due to their underlying illness and the use of sedating medications. Healthcare providers often rely on surrogates to make decisions for medical care and participation in clinical research. However, the accuracy of surrogate decisions for a variety of critical care research studies is poorly understood.