Deaths due to Intentional Explosions in Selected Governorates of Iraq from 2010 to 2013: Prospective Surveillance
| Autor: | Abdul-Salam Saleh Sultan, Oleg O. Bilukha, Syed Jaffar Hussain, Eva Leidman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Poison control Explosions Emergency Nursing Injury surveillance Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Article Public health surveillance Explosive Agents Blast Injuries Environmental health Cause of Death Injury prevention medicine Humans Prospective Studies Child Cause of death business.industry Human factors and ergonomics medicine.disease Child Preschool Iraq Emergency Medicine Female Medical emergency business |
| ISSN: | 1049-023X |
| Popis: | IntroductionThe aim of this study was to describe the most recent trends and epidemiologic patterns of fatal injuries resulting from explosions in Iraq, one of the countries most affected by violence from explosive devices.MethodsIraqi Ministry of Health (MoH) routine prospective injury surveillance collects information on all fatal injuries recorded by coroners from physical examinations, police reports, and family members in eight governorates of Iraq: Baghdad, Al-Anbar, Basrah, Erbil, Kerbala, Maysan, Ninevah, and Al-Sulaimaniya. This study analyzed explosive-related fatal injuries that occurred from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013.ResultsAnalysis included 2,803 fatal injuries. The number of fatal injuries declined from 2010 through 2012, followed by an increase in 2013. One-thousand one-hundred and one explosion-related fatalities were documented in 2013, more than twice as many as in 2012 or in 2011. Most fatalities were among men aged 20-39 years. Of all causalities, 194 (6.9%) were among females and 302 (10.8%) were among children aged less than 18 years. The majority of fatalities were caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs): car bombs (15.3%), suicide bombs (4.0%), and other IEDs (29.6%). The highest number of fatalities occurred in streets and roads. Of all deaths, 95.6% occurred in three governorates: Baghdad, Ninevah, and Al-Anbar.ConclusionsExplosives continue to result in a high number of fatal injuries in Iraq. Following a period of declining violence from explosives, in 2013, fatalities increased. Most explosion-related injuries resulted from IEDs; males aged 20-39 years were at greatest risk.BilukhaOO, LeidmanEZ, SultanASS, HussainSJ. Deaths due to intentional explosions in selected governorates of Iraq from 2010 to 2013: prospective surveillance. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015;30(6):586–592. |
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