Gulf War and health : long-term effects of blast exposures.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Health aspects--United States.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Veterans--Diseases--United States.

Persian Gulf syndrome--United States.

Persian Gulf syndrome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

9th ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the United States began combat operations in Afghanistan in October 2001 and then in Iraq in March 2003, the numbers of US soldiers killed exceed 6,700 and of US soldiers wounded 50,500. Although all wars since World War I have involved the use of explosives by the enemy, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq differ from previous wars in which the United States has been involved because of the enemy's use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The use of IEDs has led to an injury landscape different from that in prior US wars. The signature injury of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars is blast injury. Numerous US soldiers have returned home with devastating blast injuries and they continue to experience many challenges in readjusting to civilian life. Gulf War and Health, Volume 9 is an assessment of the relevant scientific information and draws conclusions regarding the strength of the evidence of an association between exposure to blast and health effects. The report also includes recommendations for research most likely to provide VA with knowledge that can be used to inform decisions on how to prevent blast injuries, how to diagnose them effectively, and how to manage, treat, and rehabilitate victims of battlefield traumas in the immediate aftermath of a blast and in the long term.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Methods""; ""3 Pathophysiology of Blast Injury and Overview of Experimental Data""; ""4 Human Health Outcomes""; ""5 Recommendations""; ""Appendix: Committee Biographic Information""

Notes:

"Committee on Gulf War and Health : Long-Term Effects of Blast Exposures Board on the Health of Select Populations."

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed May 17, 2014).

ISBN:

9780309267687

0309267684

9780309267663

0309267668

OCLC:

923290778