Combat Injury -
Account for approximately 74% of recent combat casualties. These result from improvised explosive devices (IEDs), shells, or grenades and often cause "disseminated" injuries across multiple body parts.
A significant cause of both immediate fatality and long-term disability, often occurring alongside facial injuries in blast events. Critical Life Threats combat injury
On the battlefield, medical efforts focus on "preventable causes of death," which are primarily: Account for approximately 74% of recent combat casualties