Vojenské Zdravotnické Listy, 2009 (vol. 78), issue 3
Damage Control Surgery in Sceletal Injuries at Role 2 - Casuistics
Josef Roubal, Ivan Počepcov, Milan Vlachovský, Marcel Hájek
VZL 2009, 78(3):81-85 
Physicians of the Czech Field Hospital deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan, often treated mine and gunshot injuries. The authors describe a case report of an Afghani soldier severely wounded to limbs in a mine attack. The patient was treated at Role 2 according to the principle of damage control surgery.
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries
Ivo Žvák, Leo Klein, Jan Raupach, Karel Šmejkal, Robert Čáp, Daniel Dobeš
VZL 2009, 78(3):86-89
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries belong to relatively less frequent injuries, although their incidence has been increasing during the last decade. More than 90 % of them are related to traffic accidents, particularly combined with cervical spine hyperextension or hyperflexion. Early diagnostic procedures and anticoagulation-therapy may bring better clinical results. The four vessels cerebral angiography remains, however, as the golden standard in diagnostic procedures. The same in treatment applies for systemic application of low-molecular heparin. In some cases, methods of intervention radiology can be used.
NOTES (Natural Orrifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) - the Latest Trend in Miniinvasive Surgery
Tomáš Dušek, Leo Klein, Alexander Ferko, Otakar Sotona, Vladimír Špaček
VZL 2009, 78(3):90-92
Until today, classical methods of approach to the abdominal cavity have been connected with some, not particularly small, operational trauma and morbidity (laparotomy) or with some limitations of the approach and access (laparoscopy, endoscopy). A new modern method NOTES offers an intraluminal approach through the natural orrifice in order to minimize disadvantages of the previous methods. Although NOTES has been predominantly used in an experimental surgery, we may expect its expansion in clinical practice depending on the development of a new technology, and the specialised training of surgeons in the future.
Liberia 2006-2007
Martina Pokorná
VZL 2009, 78(3):93-96
Since the end of the Cold War, the tasks of the United Nations have been changing together with the character of foreign missions, in which Army of the Czech Republic officers have been deployed, primarily into peacekeeping missions.Until recently,the peacekeeping missions were connected namely with the United Nations, where the Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia) has been a member since 1945 as one of 51 foundation countries. Every year, the Czech Republic sends officers to fulfill tasks on observation missions deployed in different parts of the world especially in the Continent of Africa. In the following article, the author comes back to historical...
African Mission - Malaria
Martina Pokorná
VZL 2009, 78(3):97-105
Every year, the Czech Republic is sending army officers to fulfill tasks on observation missionsdeployed in different parts of the world especially in the Continent of Africa. In the following article, the author draws from the experience of a long stay in Liberia, where she worked in the years 2006-2007 as a military observer in the UN mission. This article, on the topic of malaria, will be followed by the series of practical medical information which may be useful for other physicians traveling to the tropical zone of western Africa.
The Occurrence of Viral Hepatitis Type A in Admitted Patients at the Infection Department of the University Hospital in Motol within the Period of January - September 2008
Zuzana Mališová, Jiřina Hobstová, Jana Žďárová Karasová
VZL 2009, 78(3):106-113
Regarding the epidemic of viral hepatitis type A (VHA) in the Czech Republic in the year 2008, we decided to work out an epidemiologic viewpoint on the VHA occurrence at the Infection Department of University Hospital in Motol, within the period from the beginning of January 2008 until the end of September 2008, when I completed a clinical internship within a specialized training. On the whole 138 patients infected with VHA were admitted to the hospital. We focused on the comparison of the age apportionment and on risk behaviour of the ill, their social standard and hygienic background, and further we compared the laboratory figures and clinical progress...
Some Hallucinogens in the Czech Nature
Jan Stříbrný, Ivana Černá, Lenka Maroušková, Miloš Sokol
VZL 2009, 78(3):114-118
The tradition of using natural hallucinogens goes far back into the past. Today, at the time of information technologies, the use of traditional hallucinogens among young people has increased again. We can find some hallucinogenic plants growing also in the Czech nature. The subject of this article are some of the indole alkaloids from the plant and animal kingdom, isoxazole alkaloids contained in Amanita muscaria and Amanita pantherina and tropane alkaloids occuring naturally in many members of the plant family Solanaceae. This article deals with some of the applications of these hallucinogens, their toxicity and their effects on humans.
Reduction of Hypertension Protection of Organs and Cardiovascular Risk: What Is New? (19th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension, Italy, Milan June 12-16, 2009)
Marian Sninčák
VZL 2009, 78(3):119-127
On the 80th Birthday of Col. Prof. MUDr. Bohumil Konečný, CSc., Retired
Leo Klein
VZL 2009, 78(3):128