Air medical evacuations of soldiers due to oral-facial disease and injuries, Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom.

This retrospective study was conducted to assess the nature and causes of serious oral-facial illnesses and injuries among U.S. Army personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004.

Influence of an injury reduction program on injury and fitness outcomes among soldiers.

Objective: This study evaluated the influence of a multiple injury control intervention on injury and physical fitness outcomes among soldiers attending United States Army Ordnance School Advanced Individual Training.

Methods: The study design was quasiexperimental involving a historical control group (n = 2559) that was compared to a multiple intervention group (n = 1283). Interventions in the multiple intervention group included modified physical training, injury education, and a unit based injury surveillance system (UBISS).

Injury and fitness outcomes during implementation of physical readiness training.

This study examined injury and physical fitness outcomes in Basic Combat Training (BCT) during implementation of Physical Readiness Training (PRT). PRT is the U.S.

Injuries and injury prevention among senior military officers at the Army War College.

Injuries and activities associated with injuries were extracted from a retrospective review of the medical records of officers attending the U.S. Army War College during academic years 1999 and 2000 (AY99 and AY00).

Seasonal variations in injury rates during US Army Basic Combat Training.

Objectives: Previous literature suggests that injury rates during physical activity may be higher in the summer than in the fall or winter, possibly due to the greater amount or intensity of physical activity in the summer. This study examined seasonal differences in injury incidence during US Army Basic Combat Training, where physical activity was similar at all times of the year.

Methods: Four independent groups of subjects (total n = 1543 men and 1025 women) were investigated, two training in the summer and two training in the fall.