Accession Number:

ADA278228

Title:

Projections of Battlefield Medical Casualties Among U. S. Marine Forces for Various Theaters of Operations

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Oct 1991-Oct 1993

Corporate Author:

NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Blood, Christopher G.
• Gauker, Eleanor D.
• Anderson, Marlisa E.
• Odowick, Michael S.
• ODonnell, Edward R.

Report Date:

1994-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

70.0

Abstract:

Wounded-in-action WIA, Killed-in-action KIA, and disease nonbattle injury DNBI data were extracted from the records of military operations spanning four decades to project casualty and illness rates for various operational scenarios. The resulting empirically-derived rates of casualties and illnesses were adjusted to reflect differences in terrain, weather, and disease incidence for various operational theaters. Projected rates of casualty incidence were highest in Southwest Asia, followed by East Asia and Europe. Disease rate projections were similar between Southwest Asia and East Asia, with Europe disease rate forecasts approximately half of those in the Asian regions. Casualty and disease rates varied with combatsupport status of troops. Projected rates showed wide variations in the daily incidence of WIA and KIA. Casualty projections, U.S. Marines, Wounded-in-action, Medical planning, Diseasenonbattle injury.

Descriptors:

• *ILLNESS
• *MILITARY MEDICINE
• *CASUALTIES
• SCENARIOS
• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• EUROPE
• WARFARE
• THEATER LEVEL OPERATIONS
• WEATHER
• COMBAT SUPPORT
• RATES
• DISEASES
• TERRAIN
• REGIONS
• VARIATIONS
• MANPOWER
• PLANNING
• OPERATION
• WOUNDS AND INJURIES
• RECORDS
• MEDICAL SERVICES
• SOUTHWEST ASIA
• ASIA
• MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Medicine and Medical Research
• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE