title: Hand injuries sustained during jungle training.
abstract: During the initial six week period of deployment and jungle training in Belize, a 634 man strong infantry battalion group sustained twenty-three machete hand injuries. Eighteen were treated at battalion level, while five required hospital treatment. The management of these injuries is considered.
authors.affiliation: British Military Hospital Munster.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D001531:Belize; D006230:Hand Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*