Slow Burns: A Qualitative Study of Burn Pit and Toxic Exposures Among Military Veterans Serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Throughout the Middle East.

Annals of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-27
Pollie Bith-Melander, Jack Ratliff, Chelsey Poisson, Charulata Jindal, Yuk Ming Choi, Jimmy T Efird
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During deployment to the Persian Gulf War and Southwest Asia theatre of operations, Veterans often experienced various hazards, foremost being open-air burn pits and oil well fires. While over 23 presumptive conditions (ranging from brain cancer, interstitial lung disease, and lymphomas to sleep/mood disorders, depression, and cognitive impairment) have been studied in connection with their military-related exposures, there is a paucity of qualitative research on this topic. This is especially true in the context of explanatory models and health belief systems, vis-à-vis underlying social and cultural factors. The current paper provides a balanced conceptual framework (summarizing causal virtues and shortcomings) about the challenges that Veterans encounter when seeking medical care, screening assessments and subsequent treatments.

慢烧伤:在阿富汗、伊拉克和整个中东服役的退伍军人烧伤坑和毒性暴露的定性研究。
在被部署到波斯湾战争和西南亚战区期间,退伍军人经常经历各种危险,最主要的是露天燃烧坑和油井火灾。虽然已经研究了超过23种推定疾病(从脑癌、间质性肺疾病、淋巴瘤到睡眠/情绪障碍、抑郁症和认知障碍)与他们与军事有关的接触有关,但关于这一主题的定性研究很少。在解释模式和健康信仰体系的背景下尤其如此,因为-à-vis潜在的社会和文化因素。目前的论文提供了一个平衡的概念框架(总结因果的优点和缺点),退伍军人在寻求医疗保健,筛选评估和后续治疗时遇到的挑战。
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