[Activities of the Norwegian field hospital in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Survey of a 3-year material]. / Virksomheten ved det norske feltsykehuset i Bosnia-Hercegovina. Gjennomgang av et treårsmateriale.

In November, 1993 the UN opened a Norwegian field hospital in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The hospital was handed over to the American IFOR forces in November, 1996. In the present study, we analyse the activities at the hospital and the results achieved by the Norwegian management. While under Norwegian supervision 2,593 patients were admitted, and 67% of them were civilians. Almost two thirds of military personnel admitted were non-surgical cases. The war-related surgical activity was low, corresponding to the low number of war-related injuries. In the period in question 135 emergency operations were performed on military persons. There was considerable out-patient activity at the hospital, covering both military personnel and civilians. Altogether, 12,921 out-patients were treated, 40% of which were civilians. The hospital was well-equipped and well-run. This experience will be helpful in planning future Norwegian task forces abroad.

[The Norwegian Antarctic expedition 1989-1990--medical contingency, work and research]. / Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen 1989-90--medisinsk beredskap, arbeid og forskning.

Antarctica is the world's coldest, driest, highest and most windy continent. The ice may reach a thickness of nearly five km, and the greater part of the world's fresh water is bound in this ice cap. The lowest temperature ever measured is -90 degrees C. The weather during this summer expedition was pleasant, and the temperature seldom fell below -30 degrees C. The 35 persons in the land party included two physicians and one nurse. No serious injury or disease occurred. The participants seemed experience an increase in lean body weight and loss of fat during five weeks in tents. Extensive data were collected for medical-psychological projects on immunology, adaptation to cold, exhaustion from cold and stress. Some results have been published in separate reports.