Table 2. Frequencies of Combat Exposures by Suicide Attempt Among Study Participants Who Deployed (n = 57 841).
| Combat exposure | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Without suicide attempt (n = 57 606) | With suicide attempt (n = 235) | |
| Overall | ||
| Any combat experience | ||
| No | 14 162 (24.6) | 46 (19.6) |
| Yes | 43 444 (75.4) | 189 (80.4) |
| Combat severity | ||
| No combat: 0 items | 14 162 (24.6) | 46 (19.6) |
| Low combat: 1-3 items | 16 420 (28.5) | 49 (20.9) |
| Medium combat: 4-7 items | 14 544 (25.3) | 61 (26.0) |
| High combat: 8-13 items | 12 480 (21.7) | 79 (33.6) |
| Individual combat items | ||
| Feeling in great danger of being killed | 32 768 (56.9) | 153 (65.1) |
| Being attacked or ambushed | 27 699 (48.1) | 147 (62.6) |
| Receiving small arms fire | 23 948 (41.6) | 120 (51.1) |
| Clearing/searching homes or buildings | 12 044 (20.9) | 70 (29.8) |
| Having an IED or a booby trap explode near you | 15 728 (27.3) | 94 (40.0) |
| Being wounded or injured | 6476 (11.2) | 37 (15.7) |
| Seeing dead bodies or human remains | 22 419 (38.9) | 119 (50.6) |
| Handling or uncovering human remains | 10 536 (18.3) | 61 (26.0) |
| Knowing someone seriously injured or killed | 27 923 (48.5) | 137 (58.3) |
| Seeing Americans seriously injured or killed | 23 552 (40.9) | 118 (50.2) |
| Having a member of your unit seriously injured or killed | 21 816 (37.9) | 111 (47.2) |
| Being directly responsible for the death of an enemy combatant | 6931 (12.0) | 44 (18.7) |
| Being directly responsible for the death of a noncombatant | 1453 (2.5) | 14 (6.0) |
Abbreviation: IED, improvised explosive device.