Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988
Background- Every war in the world has its characteristics and the Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 has been neglected for along time due to political factors . this study tried to illustrate some of the features of casualties during this war . Methods – review of records of all veterans evacuated to an...
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College of Medicine University of Baghdad
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| author | Tharwat I. Sulaiman |
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| description | Background- Every war in the world has its characteristics and the Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 has been neglected for along time due to political factors . this study tried to
illustrate some of the features of casualties during this war .
Methods – review of records of all veterans evacuated to an advanced dressing station (ADS) serving a corps sector over one year starting from the 1st of Jan. 1982 to the 31st of
Dec. 1982.
Results – the total number of casualties reached this station was 3020 veterans . Mortality rate before reaching to the station was about 20%. The majority of veterans (70%) were
evacuated to the next station and most of them (90%) were injured during combat. Severe injuries constituted only 11% of casualties evacuated while the majority of those
evacuated were those with intermediate and simple injuries . the most common causative agent was shrapnel in 80% and extremities were the most common injured parts of the
body (62%) and abdominal injuries were the least common(3.3%).
Conclusion – in spite of all the differences as compared to other war experiences , the mortality, causative factors, severity and site of injuries were comparative to other wars
since Vietnam war till the last war in Iraq 2003 with limited differences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f6a61e74c5543bc80f534a039583ac52024-01-02T14:46:53ZengCollege of Medicine University of Baghdadمجلة كلية الطب0041-94192410-80572007-01-01484Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988Tharwat I. Sulaiman0Department of Surgery/ College of Medicine /Baghdad University.Background- Every war in the world has its characteristics and the Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 has been neglected for along time due to political factors . this study tried to illustrate some of the features of casualties during this war . Methods – review of records of all veterans evacuated to an advanced dressing station (ADS) serving a corps sector over one year starting from the 1st of Jan. 1982 to the 31st of Dec. 1982. Results – the total number of casualties reached this station was 3020 veterans . Mortality rate before reaching to the station was about 20%. The majority of veterans (70%) were evacuated to the next station and most of them (90%) were injured during combat. Severe injuries constituted only 11% of casualties evacuated while the majority of those evacuated were those with intermediate and simple injuries . the most common causative agent was shrapnel in 80% and extremities were the most common injured parts of the body (62%) and abdominal injuries were the least common(3.3%). Conclusion – in spite of all the differences as compared to other war experiences , the mortality, causative factors, severity and site of injuries were comparative to other wars since Vietnam war till the last war in Iraq 2003 with limited differences.http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1446war, casualties, triage, evacuation, Iraq, Iran |
| spellingShingle | Tharwat I. Sulaiman Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 مجلة كلية الطب war, casualties, triage, evacuation, Iraq, Iran |
| title | Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 |
| title_full | Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 |
| title_fullStr | Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 |
| title_short | Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian war 1980-1988 |
| title_sort | battle casualties during iraqi iranian war 1980 1988 |
| topic | war, casualties, triage, evacuation, Iraq, Iran |
| url | http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1446 |
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