ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

The Medical Examiner in War
Burns, AC
LCDR, MC, USN, Associate Medical Examiner; CDR, MC, USN, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, MC, USAR, Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, USAF, MC, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner, Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, DC

Oxley, DW
LCDR, MC, USN, Associate Medical Examiner; CDR, MC, USN, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, MC, USAR, Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, USAF, MC, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner, Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, DC

Reiber, KB
LCDR, MC, USN, Associate Medical Examiner; CDR, MC, USN, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, MC, USAR, Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, USAF, MC, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner, Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, DC

Gormley, WT
LCDR, MC, USN, Associate Medical Examiner; CDR, MC, USN, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, MC, USAR, Deputy Medical Examiner; COL, USAF, MC, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner, Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, DC

(Received 19 February 1993; accepted 30 July 1994)

Abstract

Loss of human life is one of the tragic costs of war. While combat deaths are expected, non-combat deaths during a military operation often come as a surprise to military planners and the public. During Operation Desert Storm, all United States deaths related to the Gulf War were classified according to circumstances as either hostile or non-hostile. We reviewed all deaths classified as non-hostile during Operation Desert Storm, from January 16, 1991 through April 17, 1991. These deaths were compared with the death rate recorded for all Armed Forces personnel during a recent year (Fiscal Year 1989) in which there was no hostile activity. The emphasis is on cause and manner of death. Representative cases are briefly discussed.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, Desert Storm, war-related fatalities, non-hostile

Paper ID: JFS15340J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15340J
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