Trauma

Burns

Burn Hazards of the Deployed Environment in Wartime: Epidemiology of Noncombat Burns from Ongoing United States Military Operations

Kauvar DS, Wade CE, Baer DG (United States Army Inst of Surgical Res, Fort Sam Houston, TX) J Am Coll Surg 209:453-460, 2009^§

R.E. Salisbury, MD

Evidence Ranking

• C

Expert Rating

• 2

Abstract

Background

Service in the deployed military environment carries risks for accidental (noncombat-related) burns. Examining these risks can assist in the development of military burn prevention measures. This study endeavored to examine noncombat burn epidemiology in the context of similar civilian data.