MMSL, 2019 (vol. 88), issue 2
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS OF CZECH AIR FORCE AIRCREW MEMBERSOriginal article
David Gerych, Jana Veselá, Hana Střítecká, Čestmír Oberman, Miroslav Kopecký
MMSL 2019, 88(2):46-50 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2018.047 
Aircrew members of the Czech Air Force are specifically stressed subpopulation of professional soldiers. Besides mental stress, they are exposed to physical stress that requires extraordinary physical fitness. It is most influenced by daily physical activity and nutrition. Dietary intakes of aircrew members that are determined by the legislation of the Ministry of defence cannot adequately reflect energy requirements of duty in all individuals. Thus, the question has arisen whether an actual fitness level of the Czech Air Force aircrew members is sufficient to provide maximal resistance to the negative consequences of an aircraft flying and keep maximal...
EVIDENCE-BASED TOXICOLOGY: WHERE DOES IT GO?Review article
Jiri Patocka
MMSL 2019, 88(2):51-53 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2018.045
Evidence-Based Toxicology (EBT) was established in 2005 as a tool for toxicological risk assessment and causal link on the basis of the parallel relationship between the toxicological test method evaluation and the Evidence-Based Diagnostic Testing Assessment (EBM). The introduction of evidence-based principles can provide new tools that are necessary to validate toxicological testing methods. EBT should contribute to testing strategies to address toxicology problems in the 21st century. Practice has shown that the underlying concepts of EBT, such as the use of systematic reviews to capture and consider all available information, improve...
ARMY MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO THE RISK OF INFECTIOUS VIRAL DISEASES TRANSMITTED BY INVASIVE MOSQUITO SPECIESReview article
Vanda Boštíková, Hana Střítecká
MMSL 2019, 88(2):54-62 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2018.042
Viral infectious diseases transmitted by insect vectors such as mosquito or tick are growing world-wide. For example, more than forty thousand cases of Lyme Disease were detected in North America during 2016 year, compared to 12 000 cases in 1995. Since 1999 up today we have found 38 000 US patients infected by West Nile Virus. More than one thousand five hundred patients died. Dengue fever, as well as Chicungunya have begun to regularly occur between the population in the Western Hemisphere. Insect vector does not distinguish between civilian and military populations. And there are exactly soldiers, who often live, work, train, operate in the outdoors...
CZECH FIELD SURGICAL TEAM IN AFGHANISTANReview article
Radek Pohnán, Luděk Hána
MMSL 2019, 88(2):63-70 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2018.046
The Czech Field Surgical team operated at the Kabul Military Airbase between 2011-2014 in the ISAF operation and then in the Resolute Support operation between 2015-2017. The aim of this article is to show the extensive, demanding and dedicated work of all medical personnel in the surgical team within the field hospital in Afghanistan.
GLOBAL INITIATIVES IN HEALTHCARE: HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATIONReview article
Iva Holmquist, Vanda Bostik
MMSL 2019, 88(2):71-78 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2019.009
Global healthcare is a political variable that involves both political as well as nongovernmental agencies and refers to health of the whole planet regardless of the geographical and political boundaries. Global healthcare initiatives are programs that address specific global health issues or diseases. The most important objective of a global health initiative is to achieve a major improvements in global populations’ health outcomes regardless the geographic location. Global health programs bring and use various resources to improve, prevent and resolve worldwide health issues.
IFMSA INTERNSHIP, MOSTAR, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: SURGERY OF BURSITIS OF ACHILLES TENDON - CASE REPORTCase report
Bronislav Kolář
MMSL 2019, 88(2):79-83 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2019.004
Description of a case report of a woman treated for protracted left foot pain during an internship organized by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), Department of Orthopedics, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
THE ANGIOSOMAL CONCEPT: AN OVERVIEW AND 3 ILLUSTRATIVE CASESCase report
Vanesa Lovětínská, Bohumil Zálešák, Leo Klein, Adriana Brandejsová
MMSL 2019, 88(2):84-92 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2019.005
The angiosomal theory and its clinical application is not the latest science discovery. Nevertheless, its importance in plastic reconstructive surgery is still often underestimated when planning surgical procedures. Knowing and understanding the main problem can be useful not only for planning the flap design but also for survival of large flaps and also the wound healing process. Learning more about the complexity of skin and soft tissue anatomy and the vasculatory system can be beneficial for a variety of medical subspecialities. The article is divided into two parts. Part one is an introduction to the history, anatomy and physiology of angiosomes...
BOOK REVIEW: LE BOUT DU TUNNEL (AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL) - HOW TO HANDLE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS PROBLEMSLetter to the editor
Richard Rokyta, Leo Klein
MMSL 2019, 88(2):93-94
The authors review a book of the Swiss surgeon who, for the last three decades, has been dealing with victims of armored conflicts, humanitarian crises or individual trauma experiences, suffering from the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In contradistinction to generally accepted materialistic approach to its treatment, he uses holistic, strongly personalized methods very much based on emotions relief. By means of the „OGE“ or reverse of ego approach developed by himself, the energy and feelings blocked in these victims can be released, thus preventing the development of secondary disorders. This in French written book can be recommended...
CELEBRATING THE 80th BIRTHDAY OF PROF. RNDr. JIRI PATOCKA, DrSc.Letter to the editor
Josef Fusek
MMSL 2019, 88(2):95-96
A brief contribution is devoted to prof. RNDr. Jiri Patocka, DrSc. on the occassion of his 80th birthday, his scientific career and personal life.