Estimating Selected Disease and Non-Battle Injury Echelon I and Echelon II Outpatient Visits of U.S. Soldiers and Marines in an Operational Setting from Corresponding Echelon III (Hospitalization) Admissions in the Same Theater of Operation
Abstract
Non-hospitalized morbidity amongst deployed military forces can have adverse affects on military operations. This has been demonstrated throughout history from Napoleon's typhus outbreak in the retreat from Moscow, to Merrill's Maraders' dysentery outbreak in Burma, and to the US Forces-Somalia dengue and malaria outbreak. Military medical planners do not have references to estimate the amount of Disease and Non-Battle Injury (DNBI) "walking wounded". These walking wounded troops are personnel who have some level of morbidity, making them have less than an optimum level of health. This decrement in their optimum level of health may impact on their individual and collective ability to accomplish their military mission. These troops are not hospital admissions, rather, they receive health care from an Echelon I or II health care facility, if at all.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA434792
Entities
People
- Dennis B. Kilian
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences