Medical evacuations from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), active and Reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, October 2001-September 2009

Relatively large proportions of service members evacuated for illnesses and non-battle injuries had medical encounters for the same or closely related conditions within 90 days before deploying.

Accidental injuries from hand-to-hand combat training and combat sports, U.S. Armed Forces, 2002-2009

An average of 100 U.S. military members per year were hospitalized or medically evacuated from a combat theater of operations for accidental boxing, wrestling or combatives training-related injuries.

Surveillance Snapshot: Medical evacuations for humeral fractures due to arm wrestling

Eleven service members were medically evacuated from CENTCOM for humeral fractures that occurred while arm wrestling...One service member reported that he was arm wrestling when he "twisted his body and heard a loud crack".