| Occupational Correlates of Low Back Pain Among U.S. Marines Following Combat Deployment |
Jul 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J MacGregor; Amber L Dougherty; Jonathan A Mayo; Mitchell J Rauh; Michael R Galarneau; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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 | Since the initiation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, many U.S. service members have experienced routine deployments to combat environments, which present numerous occupational hazards that may result in musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain (LBP). Active-duty U.S. Marines with an initial deployment to Iraq or Kuwait between 2005 and 2008 were identified from electronic deployment records and linked to medical databases (n = 36,680). The outcome of interest ... |
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| Injuries Sustained in Noncombat Motor Vehicle Accidents During Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Jan 2012 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J MacGregor; Jonathan A Mayo; Amber L Dougherty; Paul J Girard; Michael R Galarneau; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Objective: To examine injuries sustained in noncombat motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) during Operation Iraqi Freedom by injury nature, site, and severity. Methods: 348 military personnel injured in noncombat MVAs were identified from clinical records completed near the point of injury. Results: On average, personnel suffered two injuries per incident. The most frequent mechanism of injury was non-collision due to loss of control. Overall, 16% were injured in a collision incident ... |
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| Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity (AMSARA) Annual Report 2009 |
29-Sep-2009 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Weiwei Han; Matthew E Barker; Li Yuanzhang; Janice K Gary; Jonathan A Mayo; Melinda A Cavicchia; David W Niebuhr; Elizabeth R Packnett; David N Cowan; Sheryl A Bedno; Bin Yi; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD DEPT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY/DIV OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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| AMSARA's mission is to support the development of evidence based accession standards for the Department of Defense (DoD) by guiding improvement of medical and administrative databases and conducting epidemiologic and special studies analyses. Special studies presented in this AR include analyses of accession medical waivers, existed prior to service (EPTS) discharges and other types of discharges. Descriptive statistics are reported for DoD enlisted accessions who enlisted in 2008. Data are ... |
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| AMSARA: Accession Medical Standards Analysis & Research Activity 2008 Annual Report |
01-Feb-2009 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
David W Niebuhr; Natalya S Weber; Elizabeth R Packnett; Jonathan A Mayo; Yuanzhang Li; Weiwei Han; Bennett-Jason D Datu; David N Cowan; Sheryl A Bedno; Melinda A Cavicchia; Janice K Gary; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD DEPT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY/DIV OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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| The Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity (AMSARA) has completed its twelfth year of providing the Department of Defense with evidence-based evaluations of accession standards. AMSARA evaluates accession medical standards and retention programs to improve military readiness by maximizing both the accession and retention of motivated and capable recruits. This report provides findings from selected special studies and descriptive data on calendar year 2007 accessions. Section 1, Special Studies, ... |
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