DTIC ADA627694: Military Return to Duty and Civilian Return to Work Factors Following Burns With Focus on the Hand and Literature Review

DTIC ADA627694: Military Return to Duty and Civilian Return to Work Factors Following Burns With Focus on the Hand and Literature Review

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Hand-to-Hand Combat2008english

Description

Functional recovery and outcome from severe burns is oftentimes judged by the time required for a person to return to work (RTW) in civilian life. The equivalent in military terms is return to active duty. Many factors have been described in the literature as associated with this outcome. Hand function, in particular, is thought to have a great influence on the resumption of preburn activities. The purpose of this investigation was to compare factors associated with civilian RTW with combat inju

Subjects

DTIC ArchiveARMY INST OF SURGICAL RESEARCH FORT SAM HOUSTON TX*BURNS(INJURIES)*MILITARY PERSONNELACTIVE DUTYAFGHANISTAN CONFLICTCIVILIAN POPULATIONDATA BASESEXTREMITIESHANDSINHALATIONINTENSIVE CARE UNITSIRAQI WARLITERATURE SURVEYSMEDICAL RESEARCH

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