As with previous military conflicts, nonbattle injuries (NBIs) are a major cause of mortality in Operations Enduring (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to 1) describe the incidence and rate of fatal NBls in OEF and OIF from their beginning through December 2006, 2) describe the causes and circumstances of fatal NBls, and 3) compare two Army data systems that report fatal NBI incidents. This analysis included all U.S. Army Soldiers who died from nonbattle injuries while deployed for OEF (October 2001 - December 2006) or OIF (March 2003 - December 2006). An NBI fatality case was defined as any Soldier (Regular Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard) who died due to a nonbattle injury sustained while in a deployed status for OEF or OIF, including while on midtour leave. This investigation included nonbattle injUry fatalities resulting from 1) unintentional injury incidents, 2) intentional incidents (e.g., homicides, suicides), and 3) physical training. NBls were responsible for 21 percent of all deaths in OEF and OIF. The leading causes of fatal injury were land transport vehicle accidents (41 percent), self- inflicted wounds (18 percent), and air transportrelated accidents (18 percent). Measures have been taken to improve the rate of NBI fatalities during these deployments. More prevention strategies must be researched, implemented, and continually taught to Soldiers in theater to reduce these potentially avoidable deaths.
Causes of Nonbattle Injury Fatalities Among U.S. Army Soldiers During Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2001-2006
2008
37 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower , Personnel , Job Training & Career Development , Clinical Medicine , Wounds and injuries , Preventive medicine , Exposure(Physiology) , Occupational medicine , Army personnel , Military vehicles , Noncombatant , Death , Transportation , Military intelligence , Land transport accidents , Ni(Nonhostile injuries) , Nbi(Nonbattle injuries) , Oef(Operations enduring freedom) , Oif(Operation iraqi freedom) , Dcips(Defense casualty information processing system) , Asmis(Army management information system) , Hmmwv(High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle)