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Resources for Veterans

November 2005

People with limb loss have particular information needs. Topic of the Month is a resource guide of information relevant to amputees. Click on the links below to access articles and Web sites directly. Many of the books and videos can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.

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Books

The Americans with Disabilities Act: your personal guide to the law / Paralyzed Veterans of America. Washington, D.C.: Paralyzed Veterans of America, [199-]. This guide provides a general description of the ADA's entitlement provisions and an overview of the various titles contained in the ADA.
To view the most recent version, access this PDF: http://www.pva.org/publications/pdf/ADA.pdf

Back in action: an American soldier’s story of courage, faith, and fortitude / David Rozelle. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc, [2005]. ISBN: 0-89526-041-7. Rozelle tells the entire gripping story from the day he had to tell his pregnant wife that he was going to be deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the fateful day four months later when a landmine took his right foot, and through the months of agonizing rehabilitation to achieve his final triumphant recertification as "Fit for Duty."

The best years of my life / Harold Russell with Dan Ferullo; introduction by William Wyler. Middlebury, VT: P.S. Eriksson, c1981. ISBN: 0-8397-1026-7. Having lost both hands in WWII, Harold Russell has learned to make the very most of his situation. In this book, he tells of his experiences as national commander of AMVETS, as cofounder and president of the World Veterans Federation, and of his work in the interest of veterans.

Federal benefits for veterans and dependents / Department of Veterans Affairs. 2004 ed. Washington, D.C.: The Department of Veterans Affairs, US GPO, [2004]. This pamphlet lists the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.
PDF available through the VA Web site: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/Fedben.pdf
Spanish PDF available through the VA Web site: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedbensp.pdf

The long road home: one step at a time: a Doonesbury book / GB Trudeau. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel, c2005. ISBN: 0-7407-5385-1. A collection of the Doonesbury strips from a seven-month period that chronicles the wounding of B.D. in Iraq and his experiences along the road to rehabilitation.

We were the third herd / Richard F. Hogue. 1st ed. Littleton, CO: Richlyn, c2003. ISBN: 0-9722264-0-0. Follow Richard Hogue's journey from a small town in Iowa to fighting in the infantry in Vietnam as he describes his experiences in being drafted, the impact on his family, and the loss of friends and comrades in battle.

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inMotion Articles

“Experts reach consensus on amputation techniques for war injuries” / inMotion staff. Knoxville, TN: Amputee Coalition, 2003. inMotion, May / June 2003. To synthesize past lessons and current state-of-the-art amputation techniques, a conference was convened at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on March 11, 2003. Surgeons with experience in past wars, current military and civilian orthopaedic traumatologists, and orthopaedic surgeons were invited to discuss current options for treatment. While differences of opinion were present and may persist, a remarkable consensus of approach to these injuries emerged. This article looks at some of the outcomes of the conference.
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/may_jun_03/military.html
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/may_jun_03/military.pdf

“Peer visitor support of recent U.S. military amputees” / Jeff Gambel et al. Knoxville, TN: Amputee Coalition, 2004. inMotion, November / December 2004. This article takes a look at the peer visitation program in place at the Amputee Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/nov_dec_04/militaryamputees.html
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/nov_dec_04/militaryamputees.pdf
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/spanish/nov_dec_04/militaryamputees.html
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/spanish/nov_dec_04/militaryamputees.pdf

**Please check the upcoming November/December 2005 publication of inMotion for our latest article relating to veterans.

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PubMed ® Abstracts

The abstracts to these articles are available via PubMed ®, a service of the United States National Library of Medicine ®.

“Health practices of veterans with unilateral lower-limb loss: identifying correlates” / Susan Robinson-Whelen and Carol Bodenheimer. Baltimore, MD: Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 2004.
http://www.vard.org/jour/04/41/3B/Robinson-Whelen.html

“Long-term follow-up of unilateral transfemoral amputees from the Vietnam war” / PJ Dougherty. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12707534&dopt=Abstract

“Telerehabilitation for veterans with a lower-limb amputation or ulcer: technical acceptability of data” / Diana H. Rintala et al. Baltimore, MD: Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 2004.
http://www.vard.org/jour/04/41/3B/Rintala.html

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Web Sites

Department of Veterans Affairs. Washington , D.C. : Department of Veterans Affairs, [19--]. This Web site includes a history about the department, information on what services are available, and other special programs and resources offered.
http://www.va.gov/

Disabled American Veterans. Cold Spring, KY: Disabled American Veterans, [200-]-. DAV, the official voice of America's service-connected disabled veterans, offers a nationwide network of services free of charge to all veterans and members of their families.
http://www.dav.org/

VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service. Washington , D.C. : Department of Veterans Affairs, [19--]. This is the main page for the VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Services Web site.
http://www.vard.org/rehab.htm

Walter Reed Health Care System: Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Washington, D.C.: NARMC / WRAMC Telemedicine Directorate, [200-]-. Walter Reed Health Care System provides the nation's most effective population-based primary and specialty military health care for soldiers, other service members, family members and retirees. It also serves as the preeminent federal medical center for worldwide referral care, clinical education and clinical research.
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/

War amputees: collected articles about amputees as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan [*blog]. This site is devoted to compiling information on those who have suffered limb loss as a result of their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://iamputees.blogspot.com/2004/12/about-contact.html

* A shortened form of “Web log,” a blog is a Web site consisting of regularly updated posts arranged chronologically, like a news site or a journal.