Caution regarding shouting “HOOAH” (study)

“A previously healthy 20-year-old male trainee developed chest pain, shortness of breath, and neck pain after repeatedly shouting “Hooah!” during a motivational squad competition. He was found to have developed a pneumomediastinum with soft tissue crepitus of the neck. He had an uneventful recovery. Unique to the military training environment, vigorous shouting, including “Hooah!” as […]

German Military Chest-Slapping with Rifles Leads to One Big Breast

German soldiers who regularly and thoroughly perform drills with rifles are at risk of developing one big breast, warns this medical study. The danger arises specifically from “mechanical impact of the carbine against the left side of the body during rifle drills”. The study is: “Gynecomastia in German Soldiers: Etiology and Pathology [Gynäkomastie bei Soldaten […]