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Injuries in Croatian army brigade soldiers inflicted in an offensive action during the 1991/1992 war in Croatia

The type and number of injuries sustained by soldiers of a Croatian Army brigade in offensive action during the war in Croatia(1991/1992) were analyzed according to the mechanism of wounding. About 1,000 soldiers participated in a 6-hour offensive action in a flat, partially swampy, and wooded area, convenient for large -scale use antipersonnel mines and other explosive devices. The were 92 casualties in total: 15 soldiers were killed in action and 77 were lightly or severely wounded. The mechanism of wounding included shell fragments in 44 soldiers(47,8%), antipersonnel mines and gunshot projestiles in 14 soldiers each(15,3%), and others ( fall, blow, stress, etc) in 20 soldiers (21,7%). Death was recorder in 1 of 13 soldiers (7,1%) with gunshot wounds, 11 of 44 soldiers (25%) wounded by shell projectiles,and 4 of 14 soldiers ( 28.5%) wounded by antipersonnel mines. All injuries inflicted by shell fragments were multiple, where as the type and severity of injuries inflicted by antipersonnal mines were directly related to the type of mine. Peressure-activated mines generally caused limited injuries to the low extremitas, ranging from multilation to amputation . Injuries inflicted by other antipersonnal mines presembled those caused by shell projectiles; however, there severity depends on a number of factors.

war; injuries; Croatia

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