Hospitalization and Medical Evacuation of Army Personnel Due to Toxic Inhalational Exposure-Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, 2001 Through Mid 2011

Abstract

Following the first Gulf War (1991), concerns related to potential toxic inhalational exposures among military personnel were raised that remain unresolved. Similar exposure concerns during deployment have arisen as a result of current efforts, including military support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). During these conflicts, extensive intermittent ambient sampling has been conducted at select locations within the US Central Command area of operations (CENTCOM AO)1 and questionnaires aimed at documenting service members' environmental exposures while deployed have been completed. Some work has been done to characterize exposure to specific exposure events on a population level. However research regarding the possible relationship(s) between deployment-associated toxic inhalational exposures and subsequent health outcomes is limited, due to the fact that quantitative, verifiable exposure information at the individual level is difficult to ascertain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA568318

Entities

People

  • Jessica M. Sharkey

Organizations

  • United States Army Public Health Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Pollution
  • Army Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Evacuation
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Public Health
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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