Effect of Prolonged Military Activities in Man. Physiological and Biochemical Changes. Possible Means of Rapid Recuperation (les Effets d'activites mi1itaires prolongees sur l'homme. Changements physiologiques et biochimiques. Moyens possibles de recuperation rapide.)

摘要

Panel 8 of the Defence Research Group (DRG) held a Workshop on the medical consequences of prolonged continuous military operations at Soria Moria, Oslo, 3-5 April 1995. The participants agreed that the key questions raised by this workshop were: how to select and train personnel for continuous operations; and how to intervene to enhance physical and mental performance during continuous operations. The participants concluded that although the studies presented were of considerable interest, too scarce data exist to answer these key questions. Most data available are from studies of one stress factor at a time, and more effort should be done on studies of combined stress under field conditions. The workshop also agreed that further studies of physiological and psychological parameters during continuous operations during field conditions are highly needed. Whether special recommendations should be given for the treatment of wounded personnel participating in continuous military operations, and possible consequences for the long-term health of personnel participating in continuous military operations were also discussed by the workshop. This question is of great importance and can only be answered through further research, The other key question about how to intervene during continuous operations in order to maintain the physical and mental performance, by such means as work-rest schedules, nutrition and drugs, has mainly been carried out in laboratory experiments and only scarcely addressed in a systematic manner during continuous field conditions. The workshop participants agreed that the question of possible interventions was the most significant issue to be addressed in further studies. The methodological problems with field models and how to measure the effect of interventions during field conditions were discussed. One suggestion was that a multifactorial intervention study could be performed e.g. during a NATO exercise.