UNASSIGNED: Although historically restricted from combat roles, @entity1 suffer from combat-related @entity130 , especially in recent conflicts where asymmetrical warfare erases distinctions between forward and rear operating areas. U.S. servicewomen who sustained combat-related injury in @entity7441 ( @entity7441 ) or @entity7441 ( @entity7441 ) between January 2003 and May 2014 were identified from the Expeditionary Medical Encounter Database. Injuries were characterized using Abbreviated Injury Scale and International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision codes. Of the 844 combat-related @entity130 in @entity1 , 51% (n = 433) were @entity130 and 49% (n = 411) were @entity130 . Blast events were responsible for 90% of @entity130 . The average Injury Severity Score was 3, with no statistical difference in means between @entity7441 and @entity7441 . Of significance were @entity542 in @entity7441 compared with @entity7441 (80% vs. 48%; p < 0.001). Although the majority of combat-related @entity130 suffered by @entity1 were mild, some @entity1 suffered life-threatening @entity130 , and nearly 65% of the @entity130 resulted in more than one injury. More research is needed as the roles of @entity1 in the military continue to expand. Future studies will investigate quality of life outcomes and gender differences in combat-related @entity130 .

Characterization and Comparison of Combat-Related Injuries in @entity1 During XXXX and @entity7441 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity7441 :: ('MESH:D056987', 'Disease') :: ['OIF', 'Operation Iraqi Freedom', 'Operation Enduring Freedom', 'OEF'] @entity542 :: ('MESH:D006259', 'Disease') :: ['increased head injuries'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['OIF injuries', 'injuries', 'injury episodes', 'OEF injuries']
@entity7441 :: (MESH:D056987,Disease) :: ['OIF']
