TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Disease nonbattle injury surveillance for commander, Joint Task Force Haiti, 2004
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Bohnker, B. K.
A1  - Bowman, Wendi
A1  - Dell, Danielle
A1  - Gutermuth, Fred
SP  - 1032
EP  - 1033
VL  - 170
IS  - 12
N2  - We analyzed weekly disease nonbattle injury data from the Joint Task Force in Haiti during 2004. Surveillance found 908 initial visits during 17,938 person-weeks, for an overall rate of 5.1% (95% confidence interval, 4.7-5.4%), above the reference rate of 4% suggested by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Rates of dermatological (1%), respiratory (0.8%), and other medical/surgical (0.9%) conditions were above suggested rates, whereas rates of work injuries (0.6%) and recreational injuries (0.8%) were below suggested rates. Leading causes of light duty (n = 1,079; 6.01 days per 100 person-weeks) were recreational injuries (39%) and work-related injuries (36%), followed by other medical/surgical conditions (12%). One case of malaria was reported during the deployment. These rates are lower than disease nonbattle injury rates of 9.2% to 13% reported for multinational forces from previous operations in Haiti. They are also lower than rates of 7.1% to 8.1% reported from Bosnia and Kosovo in the late 1990s.
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SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -