This paper describes medical support to a Croatian Army brigade of 2,100 soldiers in an attack combined with river crossing during the 1991/1992 war in Croatia. Three crossings across the river, 4,000 to 5,000 m apart, were used along a front of a total width of 14 km. The anticipated depth of the attack was about 4 km. It was estimated that the enemy had about 1,000 fortified soldiers supported by a corresponding number of artillery and other weapons. The medical corps were strengthened for this particular action by manpower and boats, and the soldiers by additional medical accessories (bandages and triangular slings). During the action, 78 Croatian Army soldiers were wounded, 7 were killed, and 8 were missing. The condition of the wounded soldiers did not worsen during transport. The mean duration of the transport was 90 minutes (maximum 2 hours). Twenty-six percent of the wounded were definitively treated by the brigade medical corps. One physician was included among the seriously wounded. The enemy had more than 150 dead and about 300 wounded. Upon achievement of the planned objectives, the action was interrupted by a high command decision and the brigade returned to its initial position.

Functional dizziness is noted for its frequency and is the second most common cause of dizziness in the general population, most prevalent in the age group of 30–50 years. The classic diagnostic process is aimed at finding a medical or surgical diagnosis, and in case it is not found, it is said to be caused by a “psychogenic” disease. In recent decades, using a new, integrative way of thinking, there has been a discovery of functional vestibular disorders. They have always been overcome by acute or back vestibular disease due to poor readout of the postural system. The reason for this lies in a close connection to the brain of nerve projections responsible for controlling motion and position of the body in space with those responsible for danger and fear. The Nomenclature and Classification Committee of Barany’s Vestibular Disorders recently established diagnostic criteria for persistent postural-perceptive dizziness (PPPD). This is the most common functional vestibular disorder, which includes the previously established: persistent postural dizziness, visual and chronic subjective dizziness. The dominant symptom of PPPD is non-rotatory dizziness that lasts for at least three months continuously and is always associated with the condition of the body. The hypersensitivity to moving stimuli occurs, including the movements of large visual objects or complex visual stimuli in a wide field of vision and the difficulty of performing precision visual actions. For mild and moderate interferences it is advisable to conduct vestibular rehabilitation, as most patients have provocative factors related to vision and movement. Individually tailored exercises are used to reduce susceptibility to provocative movements, and conditioning exercises are very useful for repairing disturbed body posture. Pharmacotherapeutic treatment with selective serotonin or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors is also indicated. Good results are achieved by the use of cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, changing of negative automatic thoughts, refocusing attention, re-allocation, systematic and gradual exposure or exposure at once, biofeedback etc. The prognosis of the disease is better in patients without comorbidity, while in those with comorbidity it is significantly worse.