Penetrating missile injuries during asymmetric warfare in the 2003 Gulf conflict

Abstract

War is changing; modern conflicts appear likely to be fought in urban or remote environments, producing different wounding patterns and placing non-combatants in the line of fire. Military medical skills training and available resources must reflect these fundamental changes in preparation for future conflicts.

A Series Of Civilian Fatalities During The War In Syria

“…[5] Dramatically, during the Gulf war, civilian injuries comprised 34%. [14] In accordance with the literature, among the fatalities presented in this study, women constituted 8.6%, children and young adults under 20 years of age constituted 21.6%, and individuals aged over 50 years constituted 10.8%. The subjects in this study included patients injured during Syrian war and died in our city.…”

Incidence, topography, types of firearm injuries before and after the revolution of the 25th of January 2011: a hospital-based study

“…15 Moreover, the Romanian revolution during the events of the second part of December 1989, several police stations were attacked, set on fire and destroyed by violent crowds and with shotguns and a number of policemen were killed (18 officers, 24 noncommissioned officers. 16 In addition, there were some facts about homicidal and firearm injuries in different reports after or during conflicts.…”

Análisis del agente lesivo en la baja de combate: Experiencia de la Sanidad Militar española desplegada en Herat (Afganistán)

“…A pesar Tabla 5. Distribución por autores del mecanismo lesivo empleado [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] . de ser conflictos diferentes, presentan gran similitud desde un punto de vista logístico-operativo y asistencial.…”

“…Este dato es semejante al obtenido en prácticamente la totalidad de estudios anglosajones que analizan las bajas atendidas en los conflictos más recientes 36-38, 40-42,45-50 . Este hecho también es característico del enfrentamiento entre tropas profesionales e insurgentes, ocurrido en ambiente urbano, desértico o montañoso y en la denominada «guerra asimétrica» [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] . Entre otros factores, se puede destacar que las medidas de protección pasiva (blindaje de vehículos, casco y chaleco antifragmentos) y la rápida evacuación hasta una instalación médica, reducen la morbimortalidad en los heridos que han sufrido lesiones por arma de fuego y por explosivos (en inglés Improvised Explosive Device, IED).…”