Killed in action (KIA)
Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their personnel at the hands of the enemy or hostile forces. KIA can be applied to front-line combat troops and naval, air, and support troops. KIA denotes a person to have been killed in action on the battlefield, whereas died of wounds (DOW) relates to someone who survived to reach a medical treatment facility [DBpedia, Загиблий у бою].
Over two-thirds of KIA deaths occurred within 10 min of injury, without any obvious opportunity to improve survival. The ‘Golden Hour’ is a concept that describes the first hour following injury as the optimal period to intervene with life-saving intervention. The ‘Golden Hour’ should not be considered a specific period but rather a critical phase of care following injury in which life-saving interventions make a difference in survival [Webster, S., p. 88].
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Webster, S., Barnard E. B. G., Smith J. E., Marsden M. E. R., & Wright C. (2020). Killed in action (KIA): An analysis of military personnel who died of their injuries before reaching a definitive medical treatment facility in Afghanistan (2004–2014). BMJ