Diagnoses and Factors Associated With Medical Evacuation and Return to Duty for Service Members Participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom: A Prospective Cohort Study

Abstract

Anticipation of the types of injuries that occur in modern warfare is essential to plan operations and maintain a healthy military. We aimed to identify the diagnoses that result in most medical evacuations, and ascertain which demographic and clinical variables were associated with return to duty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 2010
Accession Number
ADA513488

Entities

People

  • Anthony Plunkett
  • Charlie Brown
  • Conner Nguyen
  • Connie Kurihara
  • Scott A. Strassels
  • Steven P Cohen

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Army Personnel
  • Brain Injuries
  • Combat Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Recreation
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.