Injury profile suffered by targets of antipersonnel improvised explosive devices: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe pattern 1 injuries caused by the antipersonnel improvised explosive device (AP-IED) in comparison to those previously described for antipersonnel mines (APM).

Design

Prospective cohort study of 100 consecutive pedestrian victims of an AP-IED, with traumatic amputation without regard for gender, nationality or military status.

Setting

Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.

Participants

One hundred consecutive patients, all male, 6-44 years old.

Main outcome measures

The details of injuries were recorded to describe the pattern and characterise the injuries suffered by the target of AP-IEDs. The level of amputation, the level of soft tissue injury, the fracture pattern (including pelvic fractures) as well as pe

SUBMITTER: Smith S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5691184 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature