Patterns and causes of injuries in a contemporary combat environment;Verletzungsmuster und -ursachen in modernen Kriegen

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-113

  Lechner, R ^a   Achatz, G ^a   Hauer, T ^a   Palm, H G ^a   Lieber, A ^b   Willy, C ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combat injuries; Injuries; Injury pattern; Military surgery; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERRORISM; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TERRORISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77149166007     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-009-1732-9     Document Type: Article

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