Preventing Exertional Collapse and Death in Military Training

Abstract

Learning Objectives: 1. List the primary causes of recruit mortality in the U.S. armed forces. 2. Describe the impact of sickle cell trait on health outcomes in terms of relative and absolute risk. 3. Prioritize the response to a collapsed recruit based on the epidemiology and severity of potential causes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 2016
Accession Number
AD1036079

Entities

People

  • Bryant Webber

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Collapse
  • Education
  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Learning
  • Military Training
  • Sickle Cells
  • Training

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Strategic Security Studies