ArticlesDeaths and injuries caused by land mines in Mozambique
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2015, Turkish Journal of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :Land mineassociated injuries require more hospital resources, an increased number of transfusion products and operations, and longer rehabilitation and reintegration processes.[21] As a result of high treatment costs, 85% of affected persons suffer financial problems.[22] A quarter of our patients were discharged after a 24-hour follow-up period in the emergency department.
The psychological effects of widespread emergencies and a first responder training course on a violent, developing community
2011, African Journal of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :As many as 90% of all trauma-related deaths already occur in developing countries, with the majority of these deaths occurring in the pre-hospital setting.1 Numerous studies have even reported trauma mortality rates in poorer nations to be as high as 40–50%,2–5 which is over double than what is reported in cities of developed nations.6 In addition, trauma is already the second leading cause of death among fifteen to forty-four year olds in middle to low income countries, being only surpassed by HIV/AIDS.1
Landmine associated injuries in children in Turkey
2009, Journal of Forensic and Legal MedicineCitation Excerpt :The majority of deaths associated with landmine explosions occur at the accident site or on the way to the hospital.6 A study from Mozambique reports that 75% of death cases associated with landmines occur before reaching the hospital.7 Hospital records of injuries associated with landmines and personal interviews with the victims after treatment were used to construct this study.
Injuries due to landmine blast referred to Shahid Motahhary Hospital, Iran
2007, Medical Journal Armed Forces IndiaCitation Excerpt :In the pilot study conducted by Jahunlu et al [5], case fatality rate was estimated to be 36.4%. In different studies, pre-hospital mortality is estimated to be one third to one half of the victims [1,6,7,9]. Case fatality rate in our study was not calculated, since this study was an in-hospital study.