The Danger of Premature Burial Following Erroneous Pronouncement of Death on the Battlefield

Abstract

This study examines the potential for error during early separation of the wounded from the dead combat operations. Attention is focused primarily upon public attitudes and military policies which allow a significant number of apparently dead casualties to bypass medical screening entirely. This thesis concludes that a possibility exists for wounded, but live, soldiers to be misdirected into graves registration channels without medical examination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA029218

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  • William A. Jr Carleton

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  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense