Vojenské Zdravotnické Listy, 2002 (vol. 71), issue 4

ZAHÁJENÍ ZAHRANIČNÍ MISE 6. POLNÍ NEMOCNICE ARMÁDY ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY V AFGHÁNISTÁNU

Miroslav Procházka, Jindřich Sitta

VZL 2002, 71(4):137-139

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT LEISHMANIOSIS?

Vladimír Škraňka, Leoš Rejmont, Karel Kovařík, Miloslav Martinec, Pavel Náplava, Jindřich Sitta

VZL 2002, 71(4):140-144

Leishmaniosis represents morphologically heterogeneous group of protozoal diseases which are caused by ﬂagellates from Leishmania gender. Various double-wing insects sucking blood are the vectors of transmission. At present many people travel to different parts of the world which creates conditions for the íncidence of imported exotic diseases even in the Czech Republic. In the course of ISAF operation in Afghanistan the 6^th Field Hospital personnel had a possibility to meet various forms of dermal leishmaniosis everyday. This disease has prevalence of about 50% in Kabul. In view of constantly developing travelling into exotic countries...

LEGISLATION CONCERNING WORK PREVENTIVE CARE PROVIDED TO CZECH ARMY EMPLOYEES

Jiří Plecháček

VZL 2002, 71(4):145-148

This article gives a topical legislative review which determines the term work preventive care and according to which, this care is provided at present. The author stresses that these extensive complex services are at the begining of their functioning. The functioning of work preventive care within the Czech Republic Ministry of Defence complies with this situation. The state, employers but also employees representatives must accept these services verified by practice in the developed European countries and consider them as one of the ways of ensuring the health protection of their employees.

THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF END STAGE RENAL DISEASE TREATMENT BASED ON METHA-ANALYSIS

Karel Antoš, Roman Prymula

VZL 2002, 71(4):149-154

ESRD treatment ranks among the highest cost of health care procedures. Presently in the Czech Republic there are about 4000 patients in the continuous dialysis programme and 2600 surviving patients after transplantation. It has been shown that assessment of the quality of life is different between patients with dialysis and transplanted patients. Our research confirmed a variety in the application of different methodologies for quality of life. The methodologies vary not only in the methods but also in the groups which participated in the questioning. The non-existence of a unified methodology at least at the national level creates great obstacles...

VETERINARY SUPPORT TO THE CZECH ARMY

Radoslav Krupka, Pavol Gregor, Karol Mátis, Jan Hrzal

VZL 2002, 71(4):155-158

The Veterinary Service has been an integralpart of the Czech Army health service system for more than 5 years. In Spite of this it is a component that up to now has generally not been very well known even among military medical public personnel. This article seeks to describe generally and to elucidate the present Military Veterinary Service with stress on its main aims and tasks, the organization of its managerial and executive components, the extent of their effect, and the main area of its activities in peace time or during crisis or war. Some specific features of the Veterinary Service's activities concerning different kinds of troops are described...

AN OBJECTIVE WOUNDABILITY CRITERION (OWC) SUGGESTION FOR SMALL CALIBRE AMMUNITION EFFECT EVALUATION

Ludvík Juříček

VZL 2002, 71(4):159-165

The presented OWC suggestion results from ballistic experiments completed in our place of work. This woundability criterion is based on particular fire channel dimension characteristics along with investigated projectiles within the AM block. The shape and dimensions of the experiment fire channels testify to projectile behaviour while penetrating through the alternative tissue. The value of OWC itself is highly dependent on projectile stability while penetrating through the AM block.

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION IN A RAT BRAIN WITH HIGH DOSES OF PYRIDOSTIGMINE

Jaroslav Radík

VZL 2002, 71(4):166-168

This study describes the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase with high doses of pyridostigmine (100 and 200mg/kg of pyridostigmine bromide) in selected parts of a laboratory rat brain (frontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus) This study is also focused on a comparison of the influence of various methods of processing brain tissue including perfusion on acetylcholinesterase activity. When using the above-mentioned pyridostigmine doses the inhibition of brain AchE has been proven in all selected parts of the brain tissue. Various methods of tissue processing did not inﬂuence acetylcholinesterase activity significantly.

VAKCINACE STARŠÍCH OSOB PROTI CHŘIPCE

Josef Trmal

VZL 2002, 71(4):169-177

AVIATION MEDICINE IN TRAINING PROGRAMMES OF THE PURKYNĚ MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY AND THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ

Jiří Šulc

VZL 2002, 71(4):178-180

The author appreciates the history and the presence for nearly fifty years of a lasting partnership between the Purkyně Military Medical Academy, the Medical Faculty of Charles University in Hradec Králové and the Institute of Aviation Medicine in Prague in undergraduate and postgraduate training in aviation medicine. Within this period 26 generations of students have already been made acquainted with the principles of aviation physiology and 50 Czech and Slovak physicians have obtained their specialization diploma. The co-operation of all three skilled institutions guarantees a high level of physician readiness, thereby enabling physicians to provide...