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Table 3 Details of type of injury among landmine victims

From: Landmine injuries at the Emergency Management Center in Erbil, Iraq

Type of injury

No.

(%)

Remark

Upper limb amputation

 

   Below elbow

11

(3.9)

 

   Hand

25

(8.8)

 

   Fingers

2

(0.7)

 

Total

38

(13.3)

 

Lower limb amputation

 

   Above knee

16

(5.6)

 

   Below knee

87

(30.5)

 

   Foot

57

(20.0)

 

   Toes

7

(2.5)

 

Total

167

(58.6)

 

No amputation*

 

   Head and face

35

(12.3)

 

   Thorax

15

(5.3)

 

   Abdomen

10

(3.5)

 

   Back

7

(2.5)

 

   Upper extremities

10

(3.5)

Fracture: 2

   Lower extremities

14

(4.9)

Fracture: 2

Total

80

(28.1)

 

Grand total

285

(100.0)

 
  1. * Victims sustaining main injury to more than one part of body have been counted more than once