METHODS. As part of a comprehensive study of previously deployed military personnel with exertional dyspnea (n=145), all patients underwent pulmonary function testing, screening for burn pit exposure via the VA Burn Pit Registry Questionnaire, and if warranted by sleep questionnaires, in-lab ...
Exposure to Burn Pit Emissions and Respiratory Diseases?doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7581RESPIRATORY disease risk factorsRISK assessmentAIR pollutionDEPLOYMENT (Military strategy)CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factorsENVIRONMENTAL exposureOCCUPATIONAL exposure...
Veterans exposed to toxicants, requires the Veterans Health Administration to provide toxic exposure screening, and supports increased research, education, and treatment due to toxic occupational exposures. This review highlights the state of the science related to military burn pit exposures research ...
Untangling the Complex Interactions of Open Burn Pit Exposure and Health Outcomes: Response to Brumage et aldoi:10.4088/PCC.21lr02926aPadala, Kalpana P.Padala, Prasad R.Yuet-Kin LeungDennis, Richard A.Ho, Shuk-MeiPrimary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (2155-7772)...
1st Class Heath Robinson went on guard duty or worked alongside his fellow soldiers in Iraq, he could see and smell the smoke rising from the base's burn pits. "It was just an open pit the Army would use to get rid of anything-trash, feces, computers, rubber tires," he said in a...
Subjective burn pit exposure does not appear to influence OSA development in previously deployed military personnel. Given the high rate of OSA in this cohort, continued investigation of deployment exposures which may influence sleep-disordered breathing is recommended....
It is important to note that these environments are not limited to urban, highly populated areas, but are also present in burn pit toxins for Veterans (Figure 2). 7. Risks for Veterans and Other Communities Exposure to air pollution has been associated with depression and emotional disorders,...