BurnPitScreenerA serious concern among post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans (IAV) are health conditions from military and environmental exposure while serving. Many veterans are becoming suddenly ill and experiencing symptoms that have been associated with exposure to burning trash or "burn pits" ...
Concern for deployment-related lung disease is on the rise, as more US troops and civilian contractors are reporting prolonged and unexplained respiratory symptoms after returning from southwest Asia. Several exposures of concern have been identified, including burn pit emission...
US Veterans with burn pits exposures, post-deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, self-report hematuria and lower urinary tract symptoms, which may be features of bladder cancer.#The aim of the study is to describe rates of hematuria and other lower urinary tract symptoms, including self-reported ...
Burn pitsdustfibrosisinflammationiraqlung injurymiceparticulate matterruxHigh rates of respiratory symptoms (14%) and new-onset asthma in previously healthy soldiers (6.6%) have been reported among military personnel post-deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. The term Iraq/Afghanistan War-Lung Injury (I...
Institute of Medicine (2011) Long-term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.Russo, W. (2013). Initial Research on the Long-Term Health consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Departme...
This latter type of threat is examined by an IOM committee in response to a request from the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine the health consequences to military forces deployed in proximity to potentially hazardous burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.Military Medicine: Official Journal of ...
MARINE PURSUING FRESH LOOK AT WAR Burn Pits in Iraq, Afghanistan Trigger Interest in EnvironmentThe stench of burning military waste in Iraq and Afghanistan -poisonous pollutants suspected of...Maben, Scott
Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones; Lawsuit links illnesses to burn pits used in Afghanistan and IraqMaria Glod
doi:10.1378/chest.10968Dodson, DarrelKwon, Herbert P.Zacher, LisaChestDodson D, Kwon HP, Zacher L: Gold and Teflon from transbronchial biopsies of a combat veteran with shortness of breath after exposure to burn pits in Iraq. Chest 2010; 138: 80A....