U.S. Casualties from Iraq War Top 9,000

[mourningdove92]

U.S. casualties from Iraq war top 9,000
By Mark Benjamin
Published 11/14/2003 2:06 PM
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. casualties from Operation Iraqi Freedom -- troops killed, wounded or evacuated due to injury or illness -- has passed 9,000, according to new Pentagon data.

In addition to the 397 service members who have died and the 1,967 wounded, 6,861 troops were medically evacuated for non-combat conditions between March 19 and Oct. 30, the Army Surgeon General's office said.

That brings total casualties among all services to more than 9,200, and represents an increase of nearly 3,000 non-combat medical evacuations reported since the first week of October. The Army offered no immediate explanation for the increase.
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The new total of 6,861 reported non-combat evacuations is a rise of 57 percent since then.

The latest data on non-combat evacuations includes 1,628 orthopedic (bone) injuries. Other leading causes for evacuations include:

-- 831 surgeries for injuries;

-- 289 cardiology cases;

-- 249, gastrointestinal;

-- 242, pulmonary (lung);

-- 634, general surgery;

-- 319, gynecological;

-- 290, urological;

-- 37, dental.

Stephanakis said the pulmonary problems included soldiers who suffered from pneumonia as part of a cluster investigated by the Army in August.

The numbers don't include service members treated in theater or those whose illnesses -- such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- were not apparent until after they returned to the United States.

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031113-074311-4128r

[JoFerret]

1. Interesting breakdown

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[4dsc]

2. Are most of these reservist's??

I wonder how many are active duty vs reservist's??

[Media_Lies_Daily]

3. These numbers don't add up...see what you think...

KIA 397
WIA 1967
TOTAL COMBAT CASUALTIES: 2364

OTHER 6861

GRAND TOTALS: 9225

So far, so good. The remainder of the numbers in the article should add up to the numbers noted above.
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INJURIES FROM VEHICLES, ETC.: 2464
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TOTAL BONE INJURIES: 1628
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SURGERIES FOR INJURIES 831
GENERAL SURGERY 634
NEUROSURGERY 150

TOTAL SURGERIES 1615
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PSYCH 504
NEUROLOGICAL 378
OTHER ILLNESS 3365

TOTALS 4247
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CARDIOLOGY 289
GASTROINTESTINAL 249
PULMONARY 242
GYNECOLOGICAL 319
UROLOGICAL 290
DENTAL 37

TOTALS 1426
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INJURIES - VEHICLES, ETC. 2464
BONE INJURIES 1628
TOTAL SURGERIES 1615
MENTAL & OTHER 4247
INTERNAL MEDICINE 1426

GRAND TOTALS: 11380
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As anyone else seeing a difference in the Grand Totals of 9225 and 11380? Like a total of 2155, perhaps?

[grasswire]

4. also...

...there is no info on the number who died after they left Iraq. And we know that number must be considerable.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

5. Good catch. It's getting worse by the day.

[jpgray]

7. Yes, that is reprehensible

[jpgray]

6. There is probably some crossover

As in both bone injury and mental injury? Wouldn't make sense otherwise.

[9215]

8. "conservative" estimating is differant

:evilgrin: