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Non-Battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013
Journal of safety research, 2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract Introduction Many non-Battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-Battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-Battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-Battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. Methods Non-Battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-Battle Injury rates, causes, Injury types, and anatomic locations. Results Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-Battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of Injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading Injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). Practical applications Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-Battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat.
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U.S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 1 January-31 December 2013 PHR No. S.0047240-16
2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bruce H Jones, Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie TaylorAbstract:Abstract : PurposeThe goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are toDescribe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2013.Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2013.Identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2013.Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health (APHC) CY 2013 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers.Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Conclusions/Findings2.1 Routine Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 2013, Army Operation Enduring FreedomRoutinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Non-Battle Injury (NBI) was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other single category of disease. Unlike previous annual reports, NBI was the leading cause of Operation Enduring Freedom hospitalizations while BI was the second leading cause. The leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.RecommendationsLink additional data sources, such as levels IV and V hospitalizations and disability records, to provide an enhanced description of deployment injuries and their outcomes.Continue investigations to identify potentially modifiable risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of Injury.Focus attention on strategies to prevent injuries from the leading causes observed, that is, sports/physical training, falls/jumps, and land transport accidents
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Surveillance of Disease and NonBattle Injuries During US Army Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.S. Army Medical Department journal, 2016Co-Authors: Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie Taylor, Laura A. Pacha, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Disease and nonBattle Injury (DNBI) are the leading causes of morbidity during wars and military operations. However, adequate medical data were never before available to service public health centers to conduct DNBI surveillance during deployments. This article describes the process, results and lessons learned from centralized DNBI surveillance by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, predecessor of the US Army Public Health Command, during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2013).The surveillance relied primarily on medical evacuation records and in-theater hospitalization records. Medical evacuation rates (per 1,000 person-years) for DNBI were higher (Afghanistan: 56.7; Iraq: 40.2) than Battle Injury rates (Afghanistan: 12.0; Iraq: 7.7). In Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, the leading diagnostic categories for medical evacuations were nonBattle Injury (31% and 34%), Battle Injury (20% and 16%), and behavioral health (12% and 10%). Leading causes of medically evacuated nonBattle injuries were sports/physical training (22% and 24%), falls (23% and 26%) and military vehicle accidents (8% and 11%). This surveillance demonstrated the feasibility, utility, and benefits of centralized DNBI surveillance during military operations.
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U. S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary, 1 January-31 December 2012
2015Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : The goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are to: describe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2012; document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2012; identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2012; summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2012 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers; and make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalizations, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of OEF. NBI was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other category of disease. NBI was the second leading cause of OEF hospitalizations while BI was the first leading cause. Similar to previous reports, the leading cause of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable.
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Deployment Surveillance Summary, U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn/Operation Enduring Freedom, 2010
2012Co-Authors: Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Avni Patel, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : TThe aims of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) are to: a. Describe the relative impact of Injury compared to that of disease for calendar year (CY) 2010. b. Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2010. c. Identify leading causes and diagnoses of non-Battle Injury for CY 2010. d. Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2010 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers. e. Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, inpatient hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during current Army deployments in support of OIF/OND and OEF. Non-Battle Injury was notably the most significant cause of medical evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs is larger than that of BIs and any other single category of disease, and it greatly impacts readiness. As in CY 2009, NBI was second to digestive diseases for OIF/OND hospitalizations and second to Battle injuries for OEF hospitalizations. Similar to previous reports, the leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.
Bonnie Taylor - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Non-Battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013
Journal of safety research, 2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract Introduction Many non-Battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-Battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-Battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-Battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. Methods Non-Battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-Battle Injury rates, causes, Injury types, and anatomic locations. Results Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-Battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of Injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading Injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). Practical applications Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-Battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat.
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U.S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 1 January-31 December 2013 PHR No. S.0047240-16
2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bruce H Jones, Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie TaylorAbstract:Abstract : PurposeThe goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are toDescribe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2013.Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2013.Identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2013.Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health (APHC) CY 2013 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers.Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Conclusions/Findings2.1 Routine Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 2013, Army Operation Enduring FreedomRoutinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Non-Battle Injury (NBI) was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other single category of disease. Unlike previous annual reports, NBI was the leading cause of Operation Enduring Freedom hospitalizations while BI was the second leading cause. The leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.RecommendationsLink additional data sources, such as levels IV and V hospitalizations and disability records, to provide an enhanced description of deployment injuries and their outcomes.Continue investigations to identify potentially modifiable risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of Injury.Focus attention on strategies to prevent injuries from the leading causes observed, that is, sports/physical training, falls/jumps, and land transport accidents
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Surveillance of Disease and NonBattle Injuries During US Army Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.S. Army Medical Department journal, 2016Co-Authors: Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie Taylor, Laura A. Pacha, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Disease and nonBattle Injury (DNBI) are the leading causes of morbidity during wars and military operations. However, adequate medical data were never before available to service public health centers to conduct DNBI surveillance during deployments. This article describes the process, results and lessons learned from centralized DNBI surveillance by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, predecessor of the US Army Public Health Command, during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2013).The surveillance relied primarily on medical evacuation records and in-theater hospitalization records. Medical evacuation rates (per 1,000 person-years) for DNBI were higher (Afghanistan: 56.7; Iraq: 40.2) than Battle Injury rates (Afghanistan: 12.0; Iraq: 7.7). In Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, the leading diagnostic categories for medical evacuations were nonBattle Injury (31% and 34%), Battle Injury (20% and 16%), and behavioral health (12% and 10%). Leading causes of medically evacuated nonBattle injuries were sports/physical training (22% and 24%), falls (23% and 26%) and military vehicle accidents (8% and 11%). This surveillance demonstrated the feasibility, utility, and benefits of centralized DNBI surveillance during military operations.
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U. S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary, 1 January-31 December 2012
2015Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : The goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are to: describe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2012; document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2012; identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2012; summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2012 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers; and make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalizations, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of OEF. NBI was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other category of disease. NBI was the second leading cause of OEF hospitalizations while BI was the first leading cause. Similar to previous reports, the leading cause of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable.
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Deployment Surveillance Summary, U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn/Operation Enduring Freedom, 2010
2012Co-Authors: Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Avni Patel, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : TThe aims of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) are to: a. Describe the relative impact of Injury compared to that of disease for calendar year (CY) 2010. b. Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2010. c. Identify leading causes and diagnoses of non-Battle Injury for CY 2010. d. Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2010 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers. e. Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, inpatient hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during current Army deployments in support of OIF/OND and OEF. Non-Battle Injury was notably the most significant cause of medical evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs is larger than that of BIs and any other single category of disease, and it greatly impacts readiness. As in CY 2009, NBI was second to digestive diseases for OIF/OND hospitalizations and second to Battle injuries for OEF hospitalizations. Similar to previous reports, the leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.
Keith G. Hauret - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Non-Battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013
Journal of safety research, 2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract Introduction Many non-Battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-Battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-Battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-Battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. Methods Non-Battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-Battle Injury rates, causes, Injury types, and anatomic locations. Results Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-Battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of Injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading Injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). Practical applications Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-Battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat.
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U.S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 1 January-31 December 2013 PHR No. S.0047240-16
2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bruce H Jones, Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie TaylorAbstract:Abstract : PurposeThe goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are toDescribe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2013.Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2013.Identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2013.Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health (APHC) CY 2013 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers.Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Conclusions/Findings2.1 Routine Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 2013, Army Operation Enduring FreedomRoutinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Non-Battle Injury (NBI) was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other single category of disease. Unlike previous annual reports, NBI was the leading cause of Operation Enduring Freedom hospitalizations while BI was the second leading cause. The leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.RecommendationsLink additional data sources, such as levels IV and V hospitalizations and disability records, to provide an enhanced description of deployment injuries and their outcomes.Continue investigations to identify potentially modifiable risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of Injury.Focus attention on strategies to prevent injuries from the leading causes observed, that is, sports/physical training, falls/jumps, and land transport accidents
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Surveillance of Disease and NonBattle Injuries During US Army Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.S. Army Medical Department journal, 2016Co-Authors: Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie Taylor, Laura A. Pacha, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Disease and nonBattle Injury (DNBI) are the leading causes of morbidity during wars and military operations. However, adequate medical data were never before available to service public health centers to conduct DNBI surveillance during deployments. This article describes the process, results and lessons learned from centralized DNBI surveillance by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, predecessor of the US Army Public Health Command, during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2013).The surveillance relied primarily on medical evacuation records and in-theater hospitalization records. Medical evacuation rates (per 1,000 person-years) for DNBI were higher (Afghanistan: 56.7; Iraq: 40.2) than Battle Injury rates (Afghanistan: 12.0; Iraq: 7.7). In Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, the leading diagnostic categories for medical evacuations were nonBattle Injury (31% and 34%), Battle Injury (20% and 16%), and behavioral health (12% and 10%). Leading causes of medically evacuated nonBattle injuries were sports/physical training (22% and 24%), falls (23% and 26%) and military vehicle accidents (8% and 11%). This surveillance demonstrated the feasibility, utility, and benefits of centralized DNBI surveillance during military operations.
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U. S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary, 1 January-31 December 2012
2015Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : The goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are to: describe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2012; document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2012; identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2012; summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2012 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers; and make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalizations, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of OEF. NBI was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other category of disease. NBI was the second leading cause of OEF hospitalizations while BI was the first leading cause. Similar to previous reports, the leading cause of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable.
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Deployment Surveillance Summary, U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn/Operation Enduring Freedom, 2010
2012Co-Authors: Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Avni Patel, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : TThe aims of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) are to: a. Describe the relative impact of Injury compared to that of disease for calendar year (CY) 2010. b. Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2010. c. Identify leading causes and diagnoses of non-Battle Injury for CY 2010. d. Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2010 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers. e. Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, inpatient hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during current Army deployments in support of OIF/OND and OEF. Non-Battle Injury was notably the most significant cause of medical evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs is larger than that of BIs and any other single category of disease, and it greatly impacts readiness. As in CY 2009, NBI was second to digestive diseases for OIF/OND hospitalizations and second to Battle injuries for OEF hospitalizations. Similar to previous reports, the leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.
Avni Patel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Non-Battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013
Journal of safety research, 2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract Introduction Many non-Battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-Battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-Battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-Battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. Methods Non-Battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-Battle Injury rates, causes, Injury types, and anatomic locations. Results Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-Battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of Injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading Injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). Practical applications Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-Battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat.
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U.S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 1 January-31 December 2013 PHR No. S.0047240-16
2016Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bruce H Jones, Keith G. Hauret, Bonnie TaylorAbstract:Abstract : PurposeThe goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are toDescribe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2013.Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2013.Identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2013.Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health (APHC) CY 2013 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers.Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Conclusions/Findings2.1 Routine Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary 2013, Army Operation Enduring FreedomRoutinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Non-Battle Injury (NBI) was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other single category of disease. Unlike previous annual reports, NBI was the leading cause of Operation Enduring Freedom hospitalizations while BI was the second leading cause. The leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.RecommendationsLink additional data sources, such as levels IV and V hospitalizations and disability records, to provide an enhanced description of deployment injuries and their outcomes.Continue investigations to identify potentially modifiable risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of Injury.Focus attention on strategies to prevent injuries from the leading causes observed, that is, sports/physical training, falls/jumps, and land transport accidents
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U. S. Army Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Injury Surveillance Summary, 1 January-31 December 2012
2015Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : The goals of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom are to: describe the relative impact of injuries (Battle and non-Battle) compared to diseases for calendar year (CY) 2012; document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2012; identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2012; summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2012 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers; and make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, in-theater hospitalizations, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during Army deployments in support of OEF. NBI was notably the most significant cause of medical air evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs was larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other category of disease. NBI was the second leading cause of OEF hospitalizations while BI was the first leading cause. Similar to previous reports, the leading cause of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable.
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Deployment Surveillance Summary, U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn/Operation Enduring Freedom, 2010
2012Co-Authors: Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Avni Patel, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : TThe aims of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) are to: a. Describe the relative impact of Injury compared to that of disease for calendar year (CY) 2010. b. Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2010. c. Identify leading causes and diagnoses of non-Battle Injury for CY 2010. d. Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2010 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers. e. Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, inpatient hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during current Army deployments in support of OIF/OND and OEF. Non-Battle Injury was notably the most significant cause of medical evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs is larger than that of BIs and any other single category of disease, and it greatly impacts readiness. As in CY 2009, NBI was second to digestive diseases for OIF/OND hospitalizations and second to Battle injuries for OEF hospitalizations. Similar to previous reports, the leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.
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Deployment Surveillance Summary, U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn/Operation Enduring Freedom, 2011. Injury Prevention Report
2012Co-Authors: Avni Patel, Bonnie Taylor, Keith G. Hauret, Bruce H JonesAbstract:Abstract : The aims of this report on injuries to Soldiers engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OI)/Operation New Dawn (OND) are to: a.) Describe the relative impact of Injury compared to that of disease for calendar year (CY) 2011. b.) Document non-Battle Injury (NBI) rates and trends from 2003 to 2011. c.) Identify leading causes and diagnoses of NBI for CY 2011. d.) Summarize key U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) CY 2011 analytic deployment surveillance projects on injuries among deployed Soldiers. e.) Make recommendations for the improvement of Army Injury prevention based on data analyzed. Routinely collected air evacuation, inpatient hospitalization, and casualty data provide the basis for deployment Injury surveillance during current Army deployments in support of OIF/OND and OEF. NBI was notably the most significant cause of medical evacuations. As in previous years, the proportion of air-evacuated NBIs is larger than that of Battle injuries (BIs) and any other single category of disease and it greatly impacts readiness. As in CY 2010, NBI was second to digestive diseases for OND hospitalizations and second to BIs for OEF hospitalizations. Similar to previous reports, the leading causes of these NBIs indicate that many are likely preventable. Timely reporting of Injury rates, types, and causes should allow commanders and Army leaders to focus their attention on prevention strategies and policies during ongoing operations.
Nagpal Hoysal - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Infectious diseases during the European Union training mission Mali (EUTM MLI) – a four-year experience
Military Medical Research, 2018Co-Authors: Hagen Frickmann, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Florian Geiselbrechtinger, Nagpal HoysalAbstract:Background The European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM MLI) is a multinational military training deployment to the Western African tropical nation of Mali. Based on routinely collected disease and non-Battle Injury surveillance data, this study quantifies the true impact of infectious diseases for this tropical mission and potential seasonal variations in infectious disease threats.
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Infectious diseases during the European Union training mission Mali (EUTM MLI) – a four-year experience
BMC, 2018Co-Authors: Hagen Frickmann, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Florian Geiselbrechtinger, Nagpal HoysalAbstract:Abstract Background The European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM MLI) is a multinational military training deployment to the Western African tropical nation of Mali. Based on routinely collected disease and non-Battle Injury surveillance data, this study quantifies the true impact of infectious diseases for this tropical mission and potential seasonal variations in infectious disease threats. Methods Categorized health events during the EUTM MLI mission and associated lost working days were reported using the EpiNATO-2 report. Infection-related health events were descriptively analyzed for a 4-year period from the 12th week in 2013 to the 13th week in 2017. Aggregated EpiNATO-2 data collected from all missions other than EUTM MLI were used as a comparator. Results Among the infectious diseases reported by EUTM MLI, non-severe upper respiratory infections and gastrointestinal diseases dominated quantitatively, accounting for 1.65 and 1.42 consultations per 100 person-weeks, respectively. The number of recorded infectious disease-associated lost working days during the whole study interval was 723. Seasonal changes in disease frequency were detectable. More gastrointestinal infections were seen in the rainy season, and more respiratory infections occurred in the dry season; these were associated with peaks of more than 2.5 consultations per 100 person-weeks for both categories. Conclusions Despite initial concerns focused on tropical infectious diseases during this mission in tropical Mali, upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections predominate. The relatively low number of reported lost working days may indicate that these infections are at the milder end of the spectrum of infectious diseases despite a likely reporting bias
