PMID- 21612779
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130408
LR  - 20220309
IS  - 1879-0267 (Electronic)
IS  - 0020-1383 (Linking)
VI  - 43
IP  - 9
DP  - 2012 Sep
TI  - Injuries sustained in noncombat motor vehicle accidents during Operation Iraqi 
      Freedom.
PG  - 1551-5
LID - 10.1016/j.injury.2011.04.017 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To examine injuries sustained in noncombat motor vehicle accidents 
      (MVAs) during Operation Iraqi Freedom by injury type, site, and severity. 
      METHODS: Three hundred and forty-eight military personnel injured in noncombat 
      MVAs from March 2004-June 2007 were identified from clinical records completed 
      near the point of injury. RESULTS: On average, personnel suffered two injuries 
      per accident. The most frequent MVA mechanism was non-collision due to loss of 
      control (30%). Overall, 16% were injured in a collision accident and 19% in a 
      rollover accident. Rollovers were associated with more severe injuries. A greater 
      proportion of drivers sustained head/neck/face injuries, whereas gunners and 
      pedestrians had higher percents of extremity injuries. CONCLUSIONS: This analysis 
      provides a thorough overview of injuries incurred in nonbattle MVAs in the combat 
      environment. Future research should combine injury data with accident reports to 
      elucidate areas for improvements in vehicle safety.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - MacGregor, Andrew J
AU  - MacGregor AJ
AD  - Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health 
      Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
FAU - Mayo, Jonathan A
AU  - Mayo JA
FAU - Dougherty, Amber L
AU  - Dougherty AL
FAU - Girard, Paul J
AU  - Girard PJ
FAU - Galarneau, Michael R
AU  - Galarneau MR
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PT  - Review
DEP - 20110525
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Injury
JT  - Injury
JID - 0226040
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Craniocerebral Trauma/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Extremities/*injuries
MH  - Facial Injuries/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Injury Severity Score
MH  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Military Personnel/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Motor Vehicles
MH  - Multiple Trauma/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Neck Injuries/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/05/27 06:00
MHDA- 2013/04/09 06:00
CRDT- 2011/05/27 06:00
PHST- 2010/12/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/04/28 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2011/04/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/05/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/05/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/04/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0020-1383(11)00180-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.injury.2011.04.017 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Injury. 2012 Sep;43(9):1551-5. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.04.017. Epub 2011 May 
      25.