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United States military fatalities during Operation New Dawn.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
August 2021
From the Joint Trauma System (R.S.K., E.L.M., J.C.J., J.T.H., J.M.G., S.A.S.), Defense Health Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Uniformed Services University (R.S.K., E.L.M., H.T.H., J.M.G., S.A.S.), Bethesda, Maryland; Texas A&M University (R.S.K.), College Station, Texas; Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (E.L.M., H.T.H.), Defense Health Agency, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; University of Texas (J.T.H., B.J.E.), San Antonio, Texas; University of Alabama (J.B.H.), Birmingham, Alabama; and United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (J.M.G.), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Article Synopsis
- Military operations have different scopes and characteristics, impacting casualty care evaluation based on past fatalities.
- A study of US military deaths during Operation New Dawn (2010-2011) found that injuries were the leading cause of death, primarily due to homicide and non-suicidal trauma.
- Most fatalities involved conventional forces, with a significant number of combatants and support personnel suffering from severe injuries that were largely nonpreventable.
A descriptive study of US Special Operations Command fatalities, 2001 to 2018.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
September 2019
From the Defense Health Agency, Combat Support-Joint Trauma System (R.S.K., E.L.M., C.A.S., H.R.M., J.C.J., J.T.H., F.K.B., J.M.G., S.A.S.), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Uniformed Services University (R.S.K., E.L.M., J.M.G., S.A.S.), Bethesda, Maryland; College of Medicine, Texas A&M University (R.S.K.), College Station, Texas; Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Defense Health Agency (E.L.M.), Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware; United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (J.M.G.), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston; Center for Translational Injury Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center (J.B.H.), Houston, Texas; Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, University of Texas (J.T.H., B.J.E.), San Antonio, Texas.
Background: Studies of fatalities from injury and disease guide prevention and treatment efforts for populations at risk. Findings can inform leadership and direct clinical practice guidelines, research, and personnel, training, and equipment requirements.
Methods: A retrospective review and descriptive analysis was conducted of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) fatalities who died while performing duties from September 11, 2001, to September 10, 2018.