Comparison of Combat Casualty Statistics Among US Armed Forces During OEF/OIF

Abstract

Combat casualty statistics provide important information for use in the prevention, treatment, and estimation of casualties: * The case fatality rate (CFR) which describes the casualties who have died among all wounded * The percentage of casualties killed in action (%KIA) which describes immediate deaths among all seriously wounded. The percentage of casualties who died of wounds (%DOW) following admission to a medical facility among all seriously wounded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA488438

Entities

People

  • Amber Wade
  • James Zouris
  • Noelle Gronroos

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Body Armor
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Operations
  • Death
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fatalities
  • Information Operations
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Statistics
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare
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Readers

  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Trauma or Military Medicine