Health consequences of service during the Persian Gulf War : initial findings and recommendations for immediate action

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957182603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 9786610192908; 9780309176538; 0309176530; 9781280192906; 1280192909; 9780309573504; 0309573505; 9780585143224; 0585143226
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (103 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.7044/27
• Soggetti: Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Veterans - Diseases - United States; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Veterans - Medical care - United States; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Health aspects - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Committee to review the health consequences of service during the Persian Gulf War: Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-67).
• Nota di contenuto: Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate Action -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate Action -- 1 Introduction -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- HISTORY OF EVENTS IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR -- 2 Findings and Recommendations -- DATA AND DATABASES -- Finding 1 -- Recommendations -- Finding 2 -- Recommendation -- Finding 3 -- Recommendations -- COORDINATION/PROCESS -- Finding 4 -- Recommendation -- Finding 5 -- Recommendations -- CONSIDERATIONS OF STUDY DESIGN NEEDS -- Finding 6 -- Recommendations -- Finding 7 -- Recommendations -- Finding 8 -- ; Recommendation -- Finding 9 -- Recommendations -- Finding 10 -- Recommendation -- Finding 11 -- Recommendation -- Finding 12 -- Recommendation -- Finding 13 -- Recommendations -- Finding 14 -- Recommendations -- 3 Background -- BOARDS AND COMMITTEES -- GENERAL COMMENTS ON STUDY DESIGN -- POPULATION-BASED ACTIVITIES -- HEALTH-OUTCOME-BASED ACTIVITIES-COMPLETED OR WELL UNDERWAY -- Constructing a Case Definition -- Outbreak Investigations -- VA Health Registry and Clinical Evaluations -- Mental Health -- Leishmaniasis -- HEALTH-OUTCOME-BASED ACTIVITIES-NEW OR JUST BEGINNING -- Issues of Reproductive Health -- VA Mortality Study Plans -- VA Health Survey Study Plans -- Iowa Study -- DoD/VA Studies of Morbidity among Gulf War Veterans -- Seabees Study -- Hospitalization Study -- Pregnancy Outcome Study -- ASSESSMENTS OF EXPOSURE -- Environmental -- General Environment -- Temperature and Humidity. -- Sand and Dirt. -- Sanitary Conditions. -- Food and Water. -- Fauna. -- Pesticides. -- Petroleum Products. -- Decontamination Solution. -- Oil Well Spills and Fires -- Biologic Surveillance -- Autopsy Studies -- Occupational Environment.; Threat of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents -- Vaccines and Prophylactic Treatment -- Anthrax and Botulinum Toxoid -- Pyridostigmine Bromide -- Depleted Uranium -- Environmental Research Centers -- References -- A Putative Outcomes and Exposures -- PUTATIVE OUTCOMES -- PUTATIVE EXPOSURES -- B Invited Presentations -- C Portions of PL 102-25, PL 102-190, and PL 102-585 -- D Meetings of the IOM Committee -- E Activities (as of September 1994) Related to Potential Health Consequences of Service in the Persian Gulf -- F Timeline of Relevant Events -- Acronyms.
• Sommario/riassunto: This initial volume in an ongoing study of the potential health consequences of service during the Persian Gulf War responds to a request from Congress to determine whether actions taken to evaluate health effects have been appropriate. It reflects the committee's examination of health outcomes and related research efforts, women's health and reproductive health issues, infrastructure and procedures for data collection, health services influences, the role of psychiatric diagnosis, and a review of the activities of boards and coordinating groups, as well as how issues stemming from involvement in the Persian Gulf might be relevant for possible future conflicts. While the committee continues its full-length study of the problem, the recommendations in this volume are for actions it feels should be taken immediately.