Importance Nonbattle injury (NBI) among deployed US service members increases the
burden on medical systems and results in high rates of attrition, affecting the available force.
The possible causes and trends of NBI in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have, to date, not
been comprehensively described. Objectives To describe NBI among service members
deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, quantify absolute numbers of NBIs and proportion of NBIs
within the Department of Defense Trauma Registry, and document the characteristics of this …