Journal
Journal

Author: Great Britain. Royal Naval Medical Service

Publisher:

Published: 1922

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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Medical Perspectives of Battle Conflicts in Malta
Medical Perspectives of Battle Conflicts in Malta

Author: Charles Savona-Ventura

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-12-08

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1326886932

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Medical services have been associated with the military since the days of Ancient Greece. This relationship was essential not only in ensuring the front-line treatment of injuries sustained by soldiers but also to treat the diseases that accompany the disruption in the social circumstances brought on by warfare. The expectation of a military conflict requires the commanders in the field to draw up a military operation plan. This war plan varied according to the defined objectives, often being differently viewed by the combatants on either side of the conflict. There was in addition the aspect of using biological agents as weapons of warfare. There are numerous records of the use of biological weapons in antiquity. It is therefore not surprising that medical personnel played a very important role in battle plans and were generally highly regarded by the commanders and troops these medics serviced.

Contemporary Medicine in Malta [1798-1979]
Contemporary Medicine in Malta [1798-1979]

Author: Charles Savona-Ventura

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-05-08

Total Pages: 615

ISBN-13: 1326648993

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This book is the final volume of a series of books by the same author covering the history of medicine in the Maltese Islands from the prehistoric age right through the modern period. This volume deals with the medical practice during the last two-hundred years, a period that saw the final phase of the emergence of the scientific basis of disease understanding and management. The Contemporary Period in the Maltese Islands saw its start with political upheaval resulting in the ousting of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John by the french, and the eventual ousting of the new rulers with the Islands falling within the dominion of the British Empire. The book looks at the efforts to re-establish and update public health legislation, review social welfare services, and medical education. It further reviews the history of various medical conditions and their management in the light of the new scientific advances.