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Monkey Bites among US Military Members, Afghanistan, 2011
Bites from Macaca mulatta monkeys, native to Afghanistan, can cause serious infections. To determine risk for US military members in Afghanistan, we reviewed records for September-December 2011. Among 126 animal bites and exposures, 10 were monkey bites. Command emphasis is vital for preventing monkey bites; provider training and bite reporting promote postexposure treatment.
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Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of death in children after the first year of life. Vascular injury comprises a relatively infrequent occurrence compared to other traumatic injuries, however, it is associated with a significant morbidity and mortality [1-2]. The low incidence of vascular injury presents a challenge in directing care in a pediatric population presenting with these type...
متن کاملMild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) among UK military personnel whilst deployed in Afghanistan in 2011.
INTRODUCTION mTBI has been termed the 'signature injury' of recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Most mTBI research uses retrospective accounts of exposure and point of injury symptoms; mTBI is reportedly less common among UK than US Forces. METHODS This study examined the rate of mTBI exposure and symptoms in 1363 UK military personnel deployed in Afghanistan in 2011 using a self-report...
متن کاملWartime vascular injuries in the pediatric population of Iraq and Afghanistan: 2002-2011.
BACKGROUND Contemporary war-related studies focus primarily on adults with few reporting the injuries sustained in local pediatric populations. The objective of this study is to characterize pediatric vascular trauma at US military hospitals in wartime Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS Review of the Department of Defense Trauma Registry (DoDTR) (2002-2011) identified patients (1-17 years old) tre...
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During the recent war in Afghanistan (2001-2014), invasive fungal wound infections (IFIs) among US combat casualties were associated with risk factors related to the mechanism and pattern of injury. Although previous studies recognized that IFI patients primarily sustained injuries in southern Afghanistan, environmental data were not examined. We compared environmental conditions of this region...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Survey
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-4687,1533-838X
DOI: 10.1525/as.2012.52.1.88