TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonbattle injury among deployed troops
T2 - An epidemiologic study
AU - Skeehan, Christopher D.
AU - Tribble, David R.
AU - Sanders, John W.
AU - Putnam, Shannon D.
AU - Armstrong, Adam W.
AU - Riddle, Mark S.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - (n = 150) Nonbattle injury (NBI) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity among troops currently deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. To assess NBI incidence, impact, and risk factors, a survey was given to soldiers during mid-or postdeployment from Iraq, Afghanistan, and surrounding region, from January 2005 through May 2006. Among 3,367 troops completing a survey, 19.5% reported at least one NBI, and 85% sought care at least once for their symptoms. Service component, rank, and unit type were among factors associated with differential NBI risk. Twenty percent stated that NBI resulted in back-up personnel being called or shift change to cover impacted duties, and among those reported having been grounded from flight status, a third were the result of NBI. NBI continues to be a problem in recent deployments, and given the findings on individual and potential operational impact indicators, NBI should be viewed as a primary force health protection problem.
AB - (n = 150) Nonbattle injury (NBI) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity among troops currently deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. To assess NBI incidence, impact, and risk factors, a survey was given to soldiers during mid-or postdeployment from Iraq, Afghanistan, and surrounding region, from January 2005 through May 2006. Among 3,367 troops completing a survey, 19.5% reported at least one NBI, and 85% sought care at least once for their symptoms. Service component, rank, and unit type were among factors associated with differential NBI risk. Twenty percent stated that NBI resulted in back-up personnel being called or shift change to cover impacted duties, and among those reported having been grounded from flight status, a third were the result of NBI. NBI continues to be a problem in recent deployments, and given the findings on individual and potential operational impact indicators, NBI should be viewed as a primary force health protection problem.
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U2 - 10.7205/MILMED-D-02-6008
DO - 10.7205/MILMED-D-02-6008
M3 - Article
C2 - 20055065
AN - SCOPUS:77649163475
SN - 0026-4075
VL - 174
SP - 1256
EP - 1262
JO - Military Medicine
JF - Military Medicine
IS - 12
ER -