title: Update: Heat injuries, active component, U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, 2015.
abstract: The incidence rate of heat stroke among active component members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in 2015 was higher than rates in the previous 4 years. Incidence rates of heat stroke were higher among males, those younger than 20 years of age, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Marine Corps and Army members, and service members in combat-specific occupations, compared to their respective counterparts. More service members were treated for "other heat injuries" in 2015 (n=1,933) than in either of the previous 2 years. The incidence rate of "other heat injuries" was higher among females than males and rates were highest among service members younger than 20 years of age, among Army and Marine Corps members, among recruit trainees, and among service members in combat-specific occupations. During 2011-2015, 720 diagnoses of heat injuries were documented among service members serving in Iraq/Afghanistan; 6.9% (n=50) of those diagnoses were for heat stroke.
authors.lastname: Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D058749:Military Facilities; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult