Use of Combat Casualty Care Data to Assess the US Military Trauma System During the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts, 2001-2017

T. Howard, Jeffrey; S. Kotwal, Russ; Stern, Caryn; C. Janak, Jud; L. Mazuchowski, Edward; K. Butler, Frank; T. Stockinger, Zsolt; Ray Holcomb, Barbara; C. Bono, Raquel; J. Smith, David

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0151

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Use of Combat Casualty Care Data to Assess the US Military Trauma System During the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts, 2001-2017

Published in JAMA Surgery • Mar 27, 2019

Authors:

Jeffrey T. Howard

Russ S. Kotwal

Caryn Stern

Abstract

Importance: Although the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts have the lowest US case-fatality rates in history, no comprehensive assessment of combat casualty care statistics, major interventions, or risk factors has been reported to date after 16 years of conflict. Objectives: To analyze trends in overa...

Subject

Medicine

Psychological intervention

Case fatality rate

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