Cephalic region war injuries in children: Experience in French NATO hospital in Kabul Afghanistan

The NATO KAIA Hospital (Kabul International Airport), under French command, provided medical support for NATO forces in the Kabul region from 2009 to 2014. Medical assistance to civilians was an additional mission which included support for children who were war injured. The objective of this study...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Injury 2018-09, Vol.49 (9), p.1703-1705
Hauptverfasser:	El Chehab, Hussam, Agard, Emilie, Dot, Corinne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Afghan Campaign 2001 Afghanistan - epidemiology Blast Injuries - epidemiology Blast Injuries - therapy Child Child, Preschool Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology Craniocerebral Trauma - therapy Eye Injuries - epidemiology Eye Injuries - therapy Female France Head lesions Humans Male Military Medicine - methods Neck Injuries - epidemiology Neck Injuries - therapy Neck lesions Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Pediatric Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome War injuries War-Related Injuries - epidemiology War-Related Injuries - therapy Wounds, Penetrating - epidemiology Wounds, Penetrating - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	The NATO KAIA Hospital (Kabul International Airport), under French command, provided medical support for NATO forces in the Kabul region from 2009 to 2014. Medical assistance to civilians was an additional mission which included support for children who were war injured. The objective of this study was to analyze characteristics of cephalic injuries in children victims of war trauma. A retrospective study was conducted and commenced with the hospital opening (July 2009) to March 2012 on all children (
ISSN:	0020-1383 1879-0267
DOI:	10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.013