Injuries from Antitank Mines in Southern Croatia
| Autor: | Andro Tripković, Lovel Giunio, Dragan Primorac, Mihovil Biočić, Vedran Radonić, Bruno Lukšić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Adult
Male Warfare medicine.medical_specialty Croatia Explosions Poison control Occupational safety and health Military medicine Blast Injuries Injury prevention Usually fatal medicine Southern Croatia injuries Antitank mines Humans Child Surgical treatment Abbreviated Injury Scale business.industry Incidence Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Middle Aged Military Personnel Emergency medicine Injury Severity Score Female business |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.7205/milmed.169.4.320 |
| Popis: | Objective: Antitank mines inflict devastating injuries that are usually fatal. The objective of this retrospective study was to analyze antitank mine casualties in South Croatia during the period from 1991 to 1995. Methods: Mechanism, degree of injury according to Abbreviated Injury Scale and Injury Severity Score, as well as surgical treatment were analyzed. Findings: Of 464 mine victims, 42 (9.0%) patients sustained antitank mine injuries, and 12 of these were fatal (29%). Abbreviated Injury Scale of the antitank mine injuries was 5.3 ± 10.6. Military personnel were injured in 29 cases, and civilians were injured in 13 cases. Conclusion: Although injuries from antitank mines were ravaging, and frequently fatal, a significant number of patients survived. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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