Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian War 1980-1988
Author
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2006), pp.341-347, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2006-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sulayman, Tharwat I.. 2006. Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian War 1980-1988. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 48, no. 4, pp.341-347.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sulayman, Tharwat I.. Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian War 1980-1988. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 48, no. 4 (2006), pp.341-347.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sulayman, Tharwat I.. Battle casualties during Iraqi Iranian War 1980-1988. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2006. Vol. 48, no. 4, pp.341-347.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-349850
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 347
Record ID
BIM-349850