Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 7, Number 3, March 2001
Abstract
Since 1995, the Army Medical Surveillance Activity has reported periodically on the occurrence of heat injuries in the US Army. Assessments of trends, seasonality, and demographic correlates of heat injury risk may help target prevention efforts at high-risk activities, settings, and subgroups. This analysis summarizes heat injuries among active duty soldiers from 1998-2000. Methods. All data were derived from the Defense Medical Surveillance System. Records of all hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and reportable medical events between 1998 and 2000 were searched to identify incident cases per calendar year of heat-related injuries among active duty soldiers. To estimate the ?expected? numbers of cases among soldiers with various lengths of service, the total number of heat injury cases was multiplied by the proportions of soldiers in length-of-service-defined year groups. Results. During the 3-year surveillance period, the incidence rate, severity, and sources of reports of heat injuries in the Army remained remarkably stable (table 1). During calendar year 2000, there were 953
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA496690
Entities
People
- John Brundage
- Loren Erickson
- Mark V Rubertone
- Yvette E. Smith
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center