Accession Number:

ADA564950

Title:

Sentinel Reportable Medical Events, Service Members and Other Beneficiaries of the U.S. Military Health System, First Calendar Quarter, 2012 Versus 2011

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2012-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

Department of Defense policy mandates the reporting of cases of 67 different diseases and injuries whose occurrence may represent a significant threat to public health and military operations. The chart below depicts the numbers of cases of selected conditions which were reported through service-specific electronic reporting systems. For each condition, the bars represent the numbers of cases among service members and among other health care beneficiaries retirees, family members during the first quarters of 2012 and 2011. The 18 conditions shown were selected on the basis of the frequency of their occurrence or the availability of preventive interventions. The occurrence of all reportable conditions will be summarized annually in the MSMR. The current reportable events guidelines can be viewed at httpwww.afhsc.milreportableEvents. A new revision to these guidelines, to be called the Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions, is expected to be published in 2012.

Descriptors:

• *CHARTS
• *MEDICAL SERVICES
• *MILITARY MEDICINE
• ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
• FAMILY MEMBERS
• HEALTH
• MEDICINE
• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• THREATS
• WOUNDS AND INJURIES

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Medicine and Medical Research
• Printing and Graphic Arts

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE