Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021: Cadit Qaestio

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• Personal Author:
  Caruana DI ; Promisloff R ; Sanfelici A ; Szema AM
• Description:
  The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, and resulting conflicts in the Middle East, has led to the longest prolonged military deployment in U.S. history. As of 2020, over 1 million soldiers have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. This seventeen-year conflict is longer than that of U.S involvement in World War II and the Vietnam War combined. Characteristic of these operations termed Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation New Dawn (OND) is the frequent reporting of respiratory symptoms among active-duty troops and returning veterans. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs Burn Pits Registry, 26.2% percent of 150,000 registered military personnel who were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan self-reported new-onset, deployment-related respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality, and 14.5% percent of a New York-based cohort reported new-onset asthma symptoms. ... Medical monitoring is paramount. The institution of a standardized national examination would be useful, but in the context that dyspnea post deployment is multifactorial, objectivity is important. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Animals Asthma Asthma, Occupational Burns Dust Environmental Exposure Ferrous Compounds Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Laboratories Lung Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Titanium

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• Keywords:
  Airborne Particulates Air Quality Bronchial Asthma Dust Exposure Dust Particles Exposure Levels Hazards Iron Laboratory Animals Medical Monitoring Military Personnel Particulates Polychlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbons Pulmonary System Disorders Reticuloendothelial System Disorders Risk Factors Statistical Analysis Toxic Effects Toxic Fumes Toxic Gases Toxins

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061970
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 Apr; 63(4):e250-e251
• Contact Point Address:
  Dennis I. Caruana, BS, Yale University School of Medicine
• Email:
  Dennis.caruana@yale.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Titanium (CAS RN 7440-32-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Psychiatric Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cc26f4428b2c5b19663a626e8da7ccb1e745af4d4f5733831fce7a27a1b2003f0288eed78cb4b168cc6a7b4d6bbeeaf346bf25ff21ac4763b2de8fb942a0e926
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225300/cdc_225300_DS1.pdf
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