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1. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC4255273Military-related traumatic brain injury and neurodegeneration

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   CTE has been reported in military veterans who saw combat in the Gulf War, Vietnam, World War II, and Iraq and Afghanistan. In this review, we summarize the acute and long-term effects of mTBI that have been reported in veterans and describe the experience over the past 6 years at the VA Boston Brain Bank with military service-related mTBI.

2. www.nationalww2museum.org › war › articlesWWII Post-Traumatic Stress - The National WWII Museum

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   For many veterans, the symptoms of combat fatigue or combat stress faded once they returned home. For others, the symptoms were long lasting and function impairing. Combat stress can morph into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which begins to appear in the affected individual after the traumatic experiences have passed.

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3. www.publichealth.va.gov › wars-operations › ww2World War II Exposures - Public Health

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   Veterans who fought in World War II may have been exposed to a range of environmental and chemical hazards that carried potential health risks. Noise. Harmful sounds from guns, equipment, and machinery that is often experienced during service. Ionizing Radiation. Exposures at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan and health problems from harmful radiation.

4. www.va.gov › health-care › health-needs-conditionsWorld War II Veterans health issues

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   Extreme cold: Health problems (like skin cancer in frostbite scars or pain, tingling, or numbness, in the fingers and toes) caused by the effects of cold climates. You’re at higher risk if you served during the Battle of the Bulge, conducted from December 1944 through January 1945 under conditions of extreme cold.

5. www.nejm.org › doi › fullA National Medical Response to Crisis — The Legacy of World ...

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   Apr 28, 2020 · World War II’s massive casualties were mitigated by lives saved as a result of medical care. ... Adler JL. Burdens of war: creating the United States Veterans Health System. ... ABOUT US. About ...

   • Author: Justin Barr, Scott H. Podolsky

   • Publish Year: 2020

6. americansoldierww2.org › topics › medical-care-andMedical Care & Mental Health | American Soldier in WWII

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   During World War I, 53,000 died due to battle versus 63,000 who died due to other causes. World War II marked the first time the ratio was reversed. Of 16.1 million who served, 405,399 died—291,557 of them in battle, and 113,842 due to other causes. 1. A variety of factors contributed to the shift.

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   How did World War II affect veterans?

   • World War II (Sept. 1, 1939-Sept. 2, 1945) Veterans who fought in World War II may have been exposed to a range of environmental and chemical hazards that carried potential health risks. Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

   World War II Exposures - Public Health

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   How did World War II affect medicine?

   • Moreover, whereas government involvement had generally dissipated after previous wars, World War II marked the commencement of a long-term, deeply integrated relationship between government and medicine that continues to shape the U.S. research agenda.

   A National Medical Response to Crisis — The Legacy of World War II

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   What health risks did soldiers face during World War II?

   • Like so many aspects of army life, medical risks and treatments during World War II were contingent on the nature and location of one’s service. In the Southwest Pacific, where death rates due to disease were highest, soldiers faced scourges like malaria, as well as tsutsugamushi fever, poliomyelitis, and diseases of the digestive system.

   Medical Care & Mental Health | American Soldier in WWII

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   How did World War II affect health care?

   • The processes institutionalized in World War II, with the American Red Cross assuming a leadership role, ultimately led to a network of blood banks in a decentralized yet national system that effectively supplied communities throughout the country with needed blood. World War II also fundamentally transformed health care provision nationwide.

   A National Medical Response to Crisis — The Legacy of World War II

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   How did World War 1 affect physical & occupational therapy?

   • Efforts to care for wounded veterans after World War I contributed to the rise and professionalization of physical and occupational therapy. But the unprecedented scale and intensity of the Second World War created a particularly fertile environment for U.S. medical and surgical innovation.

   A National Medical Response to Crisis — The Legacy of World War II

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   What happened to veterans after WW2?

   • As a result many came home as adrenaline junkies. Numerous auto racing and motorcycle clubs were formed by groups of returning veterans in the immediate postwar years. For many veterans, the symptoms of combat fatigue or combat stress faded once they returned home.

   WWII Post-Traumatic Stress - The National WWII Museum

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8. www.bbc.com › news › stories-48528841The long echo of WW2 trauma - BBC

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   Jun 7, 2019 · The fact that veterans' hospitals were full of men with serious mental health problems went undiscussed. The movies of the 50s and 60s did not depict the reality of war. "People did not want to ...