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. 2002 Apr-Jun;17(2):107-9.
doi: 10.1017/s1049023x00000261.

Mortality in land-mine accidents in Iran

Hameed Reza Jahunlu  1 , Hans Husum, Torben Wisborg
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Mortality in land-mine accidents in Iran

Hameed Reza Jahunlu et al. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2002 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

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.

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