Injuries caused by anti-personnel mines
Chmátal, P.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 75(3): 147-149
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 8768980 Document Number: 459202
Injuries induced by anti-personal mines are special group of war injuries. Their prevalence is increasing and they afflict also civilians. As regards their mechanism they can be divided into three groups. In treatment principles of war surgery must be respected and procedures based on the experience of surgeons working in war conflicts in recent years. The most essential feature is debridement of the wound and postponement of the suture.