Frequency and Causes of Nonbattle Injuries Air Evacuated from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, U.S. Army, 2001-2006

Abstract

Medical information systems during past military deployments had limited injury surveillance capability as data were not accessible during deployments and did not capture causes of injury. This paper describes nonbattle injury (NBI) results from an ongoing surveillance program that identifies injury occurrences and causes during deployments for Operations Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA515154

Entities

People

  • Bonnie J. Taylor
  • Bruce H. Jones
  • Keith G. Hauret
  • Nakia S. Clemmons
  • Suzanne R. Block

Organizations

  • United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Regions
  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Injury Prevention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Recreation
  • Spine
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare
  • Wounds And Injuries

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