Table 1 Prevalence of illness and injuries occurring on deployment, by disposal type, among 3896 Army personnel
OpEDAR event | Participants with OpEDAR event | Participants with disposal type among those with OpEDAR event | |
|---|---|---|---|
n/N (%) | n/N (%) | ||
All events | Any hospital attendance | 531*/3896 (13.8) | - |
Returned to unit | 232/3884 (6.0) | 232/519 (44.8) | |
Admitted | 198/3884 (5.1) | 198/519 (38.1) | |
Medically evacuated | 89/3884 (2.3) | 89/519 (17.1) | |
Illness events | All illness | 270**/3896 (6.8) | - |
Returned to unit | 75/3890 (1.9) | 75/264 (27.1) | |
Admitted | 151/3890 (3.9) | 151/264 (58.9) | |
Medically evacuated | 38/3890 (1.0) | 38/264 (14.1) | |
Injury events | All injury† | 261***/3896 (6.9) | - |
Returned to unit | 157/3890 (4.0) | 157/255 (62.2) | |
Admitted | 47/3890 (1.2) | 47/255 (17.8) | |
Medically evacuated | 51/3890 (1.3) | 51/255 (20.0) |