U.S. Army Injury Surveillance 2017 Summary
Abstract
This document provides an annual summary of injury medical encounter surveillance data for Active Duty Soldiers from Calendar Year (CY) 2017. Injuries summarized in this report are based on medical encounters diagnosed using codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, 10th Revision. Diagnosis codes for injuries were identified as those describing any damage or interruption of body tissue function caused by an energy transfer that exceeds tissue tolerance suddenly (acute trauma) or gradually (cumulative micro-trauma). During CY2017, injuries were the leading cause of medical encounters (over 2 million encounters) and cumulative micro-traumatic musculoskeletal overuse injuries accounted for a large majority of incident injuries (71%). Most incident injuries (99%) were treated in the outpatient setting. Leading causes of injury encounters in the outpatient setting were falls and overexertion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1104197
Entities
People
- Anna Schuh-renner
- Ashleigh Mccabe
- Esther Dada
- Keith Hauret
- Michelle Canham-chervak
- Ryan Steelman
Organizations
- Defense Health Agency
- United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine