Orthopedic Injuries in U.S. Casualties Treated on a Hospital Ship during Operation Iraqi Freedom
| Autor: | Jerome G. Enad, Jeff D. Headrick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Battle Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Ambulances Poison control Hospitals Military Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Military medicine Young Adult Injury prevention Humans Medicine Orthopedic Procedures Musculoskeletal Diseases Military Medicine Iraq War 2003-2011 Ships media_common business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Navy Military Personnel Orthopedics Iraq Orthopedic surgery Female Medical emergency Nervous System Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 173:1008-1013 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| Popis: | From March to May 2003, the USNS Comfort was deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of combat operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The onboard orthopedic service treated 58 U.S. casualties during that period. Eighty-seven percent of the injuries were to the appendicular skeleton. Twenty-four percent were battle injuries, and 72% were nonbattle injuries. Patients with battle injuries tended to be younger and required more orthopedic operations than did patients with nonbattle injuries. Moreover, all patients with battle injuries were evacuated to higher echelons for further care, whereas 19% of patients with nonbattle injuries returned to duty in the short term. Complications were few, with no infections, amputations, or deaths. A descriptive review of the types of injuries, orthopedic care, and eventual disposition is presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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