The Journal of TRAUMA, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
J Trauma. 2006;60:397?401.
The objective of this paper was to develop standardized terminology and equations that produce the best insight into the effectiveness of care at different stages of treatment. These equations were then applied consistently across data from the WWII, Vietnam and the current Global War on Terrorism (OIF/OEF). Three essential terms were clarified:
Using this clear set of definitions, the equations were used to ask two basic questions:
Based on a comparison of statistics for battle casualties from 1941-2005, the U.S. casualty survival rate in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the best in U.S. history.