Citation

Gondring WH. Mil. Med. 1996; 161(12): 760-762.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Heartland Hospital, St. Joseph, MO 64506, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8990837

Abstract

This is a review of the literature concerning the epidemiology and natural history of land mine deaths and injuries among civilian as well as military populations. Included is a case report involving the wounding and treatment of a member of the Croatian armed forces who stepped on and detonated a 100-g PMA-II anti-personnel plastic land mine. The explosive properties of PMA II is described.

Language: en