Comparison Between Civilian Burns and Combat burns From Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom

Abstract

To assess outcome differences between locally burned civilians and military personnel burned in a distant combat zone treated in the same facility. The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Burn Center serves as a referral center for civilians and is the sole center for significant burns in military personnel. We made the hypothesis that outcomes for military personnel burned in the current conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan would be poorer because of delays to definitive treatment, other associated injury, and distance of evacuation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA480300

Entities

People

  • Charles E Wade
  • Christopher E. White
  • David Seth Kauvar
  • Edward E. Horvath
  • Evan P. Renz
  • Leopoldo C. Cancio
  • Michael A. Albrecht
  • Myung S. Park
  • Sandra Wanek
  • Steven Wolf

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Airway Management
  • Burns
  • Debridement
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Science
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma or Military Medicine