Survey of Injury Visits for Combat Troops

Abstract

Analysis of outpatient sickcall visits for airborne combat arms soldiers as part of the Health Consequences of Deployment study of short-term stress indicated that almost half of the visits are for injuries or related muscular-skeletal complaints. This report details the causes, treatment and dispositions of the injuries and related muscular-skeletal complaints reported during a one week prospective review of cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 1983
Accession Number
ADA124161

Entities

People

  • Joseph M. Rothberg
  • Linda K. Jellen

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Airborne
  • Biomedical Research
  • Deployment
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Lower Extremity
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Training
  • Parachutes
  • Psychiatry
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • X Rays

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