USAFP Operational Medicine Professional Reading List

Contributors:

Walter Elias, III, MD, CDR, MC, USN
Philip Volpe, DO, COL, USA 
Thomas Garigan, MD, LTC, USA

Below is the initial list (drafted by the USAFP Operational Medicine subcommittee). Please recommend additions.
See also-

Links on this Page:

Military Academic/Educational Books

- Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, Second Edition. Chemical Casualty Care Office, Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 (September, 1995)

- Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, Third Edition. US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD (July, 1998)

- Advanced Trauma Life Support Text (Course for Doctors)

- Beneson, AS. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 16th Ed. (Army Field Manual FM 8-33; Navy Publication NAVMED P-5038). American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (9 April 1996).

- Bowen, TE, Bellamy, RF. Emergency War Surgery, Second United States Revision, Emergency War Surgery, Nato Handbook, 1988. Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

- Textbook of Military Medicine Series. Series is divided into 4 parts.Published titles appear followed by years in parentheses.(*highly recommended in the series)

Part I: Warfare, Weaponry and the Casualty
Part II: Principles of Medical Command and Support
Part III: Disease and the Environment
Part IV: Surgical Combat Casualty Care

Part I: Warfare, Weaponry and the Casualty

- Medical Consequences of Nuclear Warfare (1989)
- Conventional Warfare: Ballistic, Blast and Burn Injuries (1991)
- Military Psychiatry: Preparing in Peace for War (1994) *
- War Psychiatry (1995)
- Military Medical Ethics

Part II: Principles of Medical Command and Support

- Medicine and War
- Medicine in Low-Intensity Conflict

Part III: Disease and the Environment

- Occupational Health
- The Soldier and the Industrial Base (1993)
- Military Dermatology (1994)*
- Military Preventive Medicine: Mobilization and Deployment *
- Environmental Hazards and Military Operations
Part IV: Surgical Combat Casualty Care
- Anesthesia and Perloperative Care of the Combat Casualty (1995)
- Combat Injuries to the Head, Face and Neck
- Combat Injuries to the Trunk
- Combat Injuries to the Extremities and Spine
- Rehabilitation of the Injured Soldier-

- Pararescue Medication and Procedure Handbook (excellent for mixing and delivering drugs in field conditions)

- Society of USAF Flight Surgeon's Checklist

Military Professional References

NAVY

- Drewry D.L. (1993). The Naval Officer's Manual. (1st Ed.) Pensacola, FL, Professional Management Spectrum, Inc.

- Drewry, D.L. (1994). US Navy Dictionary: Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms. (1st Ed). Pensacola, FL: Professional Management Spectrum, Inc.

- Flick, H.E. (1995). Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Study Guide. Pensacola, FL: Professional Management Spectrum, Inc.

- Foster, Simon. (1995). Hit The Beach! London: Arms and Armor Press.

- Stavridis, J. (1992). Watch Officers Guide. (13th Ed.) Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
- Swartz, B.D. Service Etiquette. (erd Ed.) Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.

- Baker, A.D., III (1985). Allied Landing Craft of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.

- Bearden, B. (1990). The Blue Jackets Manual. (21st Edition). Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.

AIR FORCE

ARMY

BRANCH IMMATERIAL

 

- Covey, S.R. (1989). The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Simon and Schuster.


Military Medicine History and Personal Experience Books

- Medic: The Mission of an American Military Doctor in Occupied Japan and Wartorn Korea. By Crawford F. Sams and edited by Zabelle Zakarian, published by M.E. Sharpe, Inc. (An East Gate Book), 1998, ISBN: 0-7656-0030-7 (hardcover)

- Brothers Beyond Blood: A Battalion Surgeon in the South Pacific. By George Sharpe, MD, published by Diamond Books: Eekin Publications, Inc., 1989, ISBN: 0-89015-689-1 (hardcover)

- Combat Surgeon: On Iwo Jima with the 27th Marines. By James S. Vedder, published by Presidio Press, -984, ISBN: 0-89141-199-2 (harcover) and 0-89141-660-9 (paperback)

- Nam Doc. By Wesley Grimes Byerly, Jr., published by Vantage Press, 1981, ISBN 0-533-04499-5 (harcover)

- Combat Medic-Vietnam. By Craig Roberts, published by Pocket Books, 1991, ISBN: 0-671-73691-4 (paperback)

- Doc: Platoon Medic. By Daniel Evans Jr. and Charles W. Sasser, published by Pocket Books, 1998, ISBN 0-671-56058-1 (paperback) Story of a platoon medic in Vietnam, B Co. 4th Bn. 39th Inf., 9th Inf Division

- Vietnam 1968-1969: A Battalion Surgeon's Journal, by Byron E. Holley, MD, published by Ballantine Books, 1993, ISBN 0-8041-9034-6. The battalion surgeon for the 4th Bn. 39th Inf., 9th Inf Division

- A Surgeon's Civil War: The Letters and Diaries of Daniel M. Holt, MD. Edited by James M. Greiner, Janet L. Coryell and James R. Smither, published by Kent State University Press, 1994, ISBN: 0-87338-494-6 (hardcover)

- Field Surgeon at Gettysburg: A Memorial Account of the Medical Unit of the Thirty-Second Massachusetts Regiment. By Clyde B. Kernek, MD, published by Guild Press of Indiana, Inc., 1993, ISBN: 1-878208-32-2 (hardcover)

- Confederate Surgeon: The Personal Recollections of E.A. Craighill. By Peter W. Houck, published by H.E. Howard, Inc. (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series), 1989, ISBN: 0-316-70510-1 (hardcover)

- The Other Side of Time: A Combat Surgeon in World War II. By Brenden Phibbs, published by Little, Brown and Company, 1987, ISBN: 0-316-70510-1 (hardcover)

- The Medic's War, by Cowdrey, A. A detailed account of medical operations in the Korean War. A must read. Obtain through the US Government Printing Office

- M*A*S*H, by Richard Hooker

A fascinating and humorous insight into wartime surgery. There's much more to learn here than you might think. Available through online bookstores, such as amazon.com

Disaster on Green Ramp: The Army's Response, by Mary Ellen Condon-Rall

Military Personal Experience/Historical Books

This Kind of War, by Fehrenbach, TR, published by Bantam Books, 1963. ISBN 0-553-28871-7 This is a must read. It can happen again.

Once a Warrior King: Memories of an Officer in Vietnam, by David Donovan, published by Ballantine Books, 1985 ISBN 0-345-33316-0

Periodicals

Military Medicine
The Mercury (US Army MEDCOM)
MSMR: Medical Surveillance Monthly Report by CHPPM
AMEDD Journal
The AMEDD Observer

Articles

- Levy, C.L., Sharp, TW. Medical Challenges for Deploying Forces. Marine Corps Gazette, February 1997, pp. 54-61. Written by a Marine Corps Intelligence Corps officer and medical student, and by a Navy Medical Corps Officer.

- Reed RJ, Martino J, Eyestone SM, Pugh WM. The Field Hospital at Zagreb: Tri-service Medical Care in a Peace-Keeping Operation. Mil Med 1998 Jan. 163(6); 413-9

Utilization Of Clinical Resources

- Sentell JW, Finstuen K. Executive Skills 21: A Forecast of Leadership Skills and Associated Competencies Required by Naval Hospital Administrators into the 21st Century. Mil Med 1998 Jan; 163(4); 283-7.

Leadership skills of top naval hospital executives.

- Dodson M, Marshall RP. Surviving the War Zone Experience: Preventing Psychiatric Casualties. Mil Med 1997 Apr; 162(4); 283-7

- Stress prevention programs for military personnel.

Military Readiness Internet Links

- Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute coordinates, evaluates and develops joint medical readiness training. http://www.dmrti.army.mil

- DMRTI Medical Readiness Links: http://www.dmrti.army.mil/links.htm

- Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance faciliates civil-military operations and cooperation through integrated education, training, research, information management and operational readiness. http://coe.tamc.amedd.army.mil

- Virtual Naval Hospital: http://www.vnh.org. At the time of this listing, this site contains over 43 military medical and administrative references on-line. A Virtual Naval Hospital CD-ROM is available free to US Navy medical personnel by sending an E-mail with name, rank, and US mailing address to: cartographer@vnh.org. To be included in the next edition of the CD-ROM:

- Clinicians Handbook of Preventive Services: USPHS
- Emergency War Surgery Handbook (listed above)
- Flight Surgeon Handbook
- Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1998 (C??C)
- AHCPR Providers Guidelines
- Medical Products for Supporting Military Readiness (Go Book)

- Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Center and School. The Assistant Commander for Force Integration (ACFI) integrates medical readiness for the Army Medical Department. http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/acfi.

- Naval Operational Medicine Institute Library: http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/Nami/library.htm

- United States of America Research Cooperation: Operational Lessons Learned. Author is associated with the AMEDD Center and School. http://users.idworld.net/dmangels/ttusread.htm

- Well Digger's Workstation. Odd name for a deployment planning site with links to other sources. The author is a civilian associated with the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. http://www.txdirect.net/users/jeturner/

- Medical NBC Online Information Server. Excellent NBC resource. Has the Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 3rd edition online and numerous other resources and links. http://www.nbc-med.org/

- Air Force Departmental Publishing. USAF Publications for various forms such as Physical Standards (AFI 48-123) and others. http://www.e-publishing.af.mil

- Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner. A resource in the event of a fatal mishap. http://www.afip.org/homes/oafme/afmi.html

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR, Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC Prevention Guidelines, and other resources. http://www.cdc.gov

- World Health Organization. Check ìrelated linksî area of site for numerous health-related links. http://www.who.int

- National Library of Medicine PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

- MD Consult is a comprehensive online medical reference service available for an annual fee. http://www.mdconsult.com/

- CNN Interactive: Keep up on current events. http://cnn.com/

Movies :

Navy: Amphibious Warfare

Army

Air Force

Marine Corps

The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership; by John C. Maxwell; published by
Thomas Nelson Publishing, Inc., 1998; ISBN: 0-785-7431-6
The Leadership Moment; by Michael Useem; published by Times Books/Random
House, Inc., 1998; ISBN: 12-129-2935-7
Developing The Leader Within You; by John C. Maxwell; published by Thomas
Nelson Publishing, Inc., 1993; ISBN: 0-8407-6744-7
Managing From The Heart; by Hylen Bracey, Jack Rosenblum, Aubrey Sanford,
Roy Trueblood; published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.,
1990; ISBN: 0-440-56472-4
The Leadership Lessons Of Jesus: A Timeless Model For Todayís Leaders; by
Bob Briner and Roy Pritchcard; published by Broadman and Holman
Publishers, 1997; ISBN: 0-8054-6356-9
The Founding Fathers On Leadership: Classic Teamwork In Changing Times; by
Donald T. Phillips; published by Time Warner Books, Inc., 1997; ISBN:
0-446-520927-6
Breaking Free: A Prescription For Personal And Organizational Change; by
David M. Noer; published by Jossey-Bass Publishers, Inc., 1997; ISBN:
0-7879-0267-5
Built To Last: Successful Habits Of Visionary Companies; by James C.
Collins and Jerry I. Porras; published by Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.,
1994; ISBN: 0-88730-671-3
Tough-minded Leadership; by Joe D. Butler; published by American
Management Association, 1989; ISBN: 0-8144-5901-3
The Leader Of The Future; by The Peter Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit
Management; published by Jossey-Bass Publishers, Inc., 1996; ISBN:
0-7879-0182-6