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Army Public Health Center
Hot Weather Injury Report
For more information: APHC Heat Illness Prevention
Contact us: APHC Disease Epidemiology Division
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED
August 2018
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In August 2018, 356 heat illnesses were diagnosed (293 heat exhaustion cases, 63 heat stroke cases). Heat illnesses, in general, decreased 26% in
August 2018 when compared with July 2018. More specifically, reported heat exhaustions deceased by 116 in August when compared to July,
resulting in a 28% decrease. There were no significant differences in the amount of cases reported in August 2017 when compared to August 2018.
In August 2018, 353 heat illnesses cases contained rank data. Of these 353 heat illnesses, 246 (70%) were among Junior Enlisted Service Members
(JE SMs), 61 (17%) among Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), 38 (11%) among Commissioned Officers (COs), three (<1%) among Warrant Officers
(WOs), and two (<1%) among Cadets. Thirty of the heat illness cases were hospitalized. Of those 30 hospitalized cases, 19 (63%) were JE SMs, six
(20%) were COs, and five (16%) were NCOs. Thirteen (43%) of the hospitalized cases were a result of heat exhaustion, while the remaining 17 (57%)
were the result of heat stroke.
Table 1: Locations where Heat Illnesses were Diagnosed - August 2018
Information displayed in this report is from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Army Satellite Heat Illness Database. The database is a composite of four data sources: DRSi and Comprehensive Ambulatory/Professional
Encounter Record (CAPER), Standard Inpatient Data Record (SIDR), TRICARE Encounter Data (TED), and Theater Medical Data Store (TMDS).
Region InstallationNumber of
Heat IllnessesRegion Installation
Number of
Heat Illnesses
Carlisle Barracks 3 Ft. Riley 10
Eglin Air Force Base 1 Ft. Sill 12
Ft. Benning 82 Joint (AF) San Antonio LAF-RAF-FSH 1
Ft. Bragg 57 McGregor Range 1
Ft. Campbell 7 Nellis Air Force Base 3
Ft. Drum 2 AHC Hohenfels 1
Ft. Gordon 3 AHC Shape 1
Ft. Jackson 20 AHC Vicenza 5
Ft. Knox 3 AHC Vilseck 1
Ft. Lee 1 AHC Camp Casey-Tongduchon 5
Ft. Rucker 1 AHC Camp Humphreys-Pyongtaek 3
Ft. Stewart 6 AHC-Camp Walker-Taegu 1
Joint (AF) Base Langley-Eustis 2 AHC-Yongsan Seoul 10
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 1 Camp Humphreys 5
West Point Military Academy 6 Camp Zama 2
Ft. Bliss 7 Ft. Irwin 6
Ft. Carson 2 Ft. Wainwright 1
Ft. Hood 12 Joint (AF) Base Lewis-McChord 1
Ft. Leonard Wood 3 Schofield Barracks 1
Ft. Polk 65 Unknown Unknown Location(s) 2
Atlantic
Central
Central
Europe
Pacific
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Hot Weather Injury Report
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August 2018
DA Pam 40-11 requires that most reportable medical events, including heat illnesses, be entered in DRSi within two business days of diagnosis.
Minimum Days= The least number of days noted for a heat illness to be reported.
Maximum Days= The highest number of days noted for a heat illness to be reported.
Mean Days= The average number of days for a heat illness to be reported.
Differences in the number of heat illnesses in tables 1 and 2 may be noted, because cases may have been reported by and diagnosed at different locations. For example, a case diagnosed
at Camp Humphreys may be reported in DRSi by USAHC Yongsan.
Table 2: Timeliness of Reporting - August 2018
Region Installation
Number of
Heat Illnesses
Entered in
DRSi within 48
Hours
Total Number of
Heat Illnesses
Percentage of Heat
Illnesses Entered in
DRSi within 48 Hours
Minimum
Days
Maximum
Days
Mean
Days
Ft. Benning 49 64 77 1 6 2
Ft. Bragg 4 47 9 1 13 6
Ft. Campbell 2 2 100 1 1 1
Ft. Drum 2 2 100 0 0 0
Ft. Eustis 1 2 50 2 3 3
Ft. Gordon 0 1 0 11 11 11
Ft. Jackson 6 6 100 1 2 2
Ft. Stewart 4 4 100 1 2 1
West Point Military Academy 3 3 100 0 1 1
Ft. Bliss 0 1 0 4 4 4
Ft. Hood 5 5 100 1 2 1
Ft. Huachuca 0 1 0 4 4 4
Ft. Leonard Wood 2 2 100 1 1 1
Ft. Polk 63 63 100 0 1 1
Ft. Riley 6 9 67 0 6 2
Ft. Sill 10 10 100 0 1 1
Ft. Lewis 1 1 100 1 1 1
USAHC Camp Casey 5 5 100 0 2 1
USAHC Camp Walker 0 1 0 13 13 13
USAHC Yongsan 5 12 42 0 6 3
Atlantic
Central
Pacific
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Hot Weather Injury Report
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August 2018
Heat Illnesses, August 2018
This map only represents cases diagnosed at, diagnosed near, or reported by Army and Joint Base installations.
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August 2018
Heat Illnesses, 2018 YTD
This map only represents cases diagnosed at, diagnosed near, or reported by Army and Joint Base installations.
Number of Heat Illnesses in August, 2014 - 2018
274 276
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