PATTERN OF INJURIES INFLICTED ON TROOPS FIGHTING, ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Injuries of Troops in the Western Front

Authors

  • Col Aamir Ijaz Classified Pathologist, PNS Shifa Karachi
  • Maqsood Ul Hassan Combined Military Hospital, Jehlum
  • Nighat Shahbaz Combined Military Hospital, Jehlum
  • Iqbal Muhammad Khan Combined Military Hospital, Jehlum
  • Nasim Afzal Tarrar Combined Military Hospital Peshawar
  • Riaz Anwar Bashir Combined Military Hospital, Jehlum
  • Ahmed Hussain Combined Military Hospital, Jehlum
  • Tahir Masood Combined Military Hospital, Jehlum

Keywords:

War Injuries, lethality index, Fatalities

Abstract

Objective: To determine the pattern of fatal and non fatal injuries in soldiers and officers during the present war on Western front.Study design: Descriptive study with partly retrospective data collection.Place and Duration: The study was carried out at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar, the tertiary care centre for Pakistan Armed Forces serving FATA and NWFP from March 2004 to May 2009.Patients and Methods: Data of non-fatal injuries was collected by noting down the wounds inflicted on injured soldiers and officers evacuated from forward areas while the record of non-fatal injuries was noted from the hospital papers prepared for each patient.

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Published

30-06-2010

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 2 (2010): June

Section

Field Medicine

How to Cite

1.
Ijaz CA, Hassan MU, Shahbaz N, Khan IM, Tarrar NA, Bashir RA, et al. PATTERN OF INJURIES INFLICTED ON TROOPS FIGHTING, ON THE WESTERN FRONT: Injuries of Troops in the Western Front. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];60(2):304-8. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1815