TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Mortality in land-mine accidents in Iran
JO  - Prehospital and disaster medicine
A1  - Jahunlu, Hameed Reza
A1  - Husum, Hans
A1  - Wisborg, Torben
SP  - 107
EP  - 109
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To study the rate of prehospital mortality before establishment of a rescue system for victims of land-mines in Iran. METHOD: Survey at rural clinics in mine-affected areas, and retrospective review of public patient records. RESULTS: A total of 36.4% of casualties from land-mines in the study area died during the period of 1989-1999. The mortality seems highest in those victims who were torso injured. CONCLUSION: The mortality rate from accidents involving land-mines in the study area was high. Most fatalities seemingly occurred in the prehospital setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-023X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -