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Szema A, Mirsaidi N, Patel B, Viens L, Forsyth E, Li J, Dang S, Dukes B, Giraldo J, Kim P, Burns M. Proposed Iraq/Afghanistan War-Lung Injury (IAW-LI) Clinical Practice Recommendations: National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine Burn Pits Workshop. Am J Mens Health 2015; 11:1653-1663. [PMID: 26669772 DOI: 10.1177/1557988315619005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
High 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 (IAW-LI) is used to describe the constellation of respiratory diseases related to hazards of war, such as exposure to burning trash in burn pits, improvised explosive devices, and sandstorms. Burnpits360.org is a nonprofit civilian website which voluntarily tracks medical symptoms among soldiers post-deployment to the Middle East. Subsequent to initiation of the Burnpits360.org website, the Department of Veterans Affairs started the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit registry. This paper: (a) analyzes the latest 38 patients in the Burnpits360.org registry, validated by DD214 Forms; (b) compares strengths and weaknesses of both registries as outlined at the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine Burn Pits Workshop;
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony Szema
- 1 Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Epidemiology, Hempstead, NY, USA.,2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
| | - Edward Forsyth
- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
| | - Brittany Dukes
- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- 2 Stony Brook University, Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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