title: Injuries from Antitank mines in Southern Croatia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Antitank mines inflict devastating injuries that are usually fatal. The objective of this retrospective study was to analyze antitank mine casualties in South Croatia during the period from 1991 to 1995.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mechanism, degree of injury according to Abbreviated Injury Scale and Injury Severity Score, as well as surgical treatment were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 464 mine victims, 42 (9.0%) patients sustained antitank mine injuries, and 12 of these were fatal (29%). Abbreviated Injury Scale of the antitank mine injuries was 5.3 +/- 10.6. Military personnel were injured in 29 cases, and civilians were injured in 13 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although injuries from antitank mines were ravaging, and frequently fatal, a significant number of patients survived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital Split, Spincićeva 1, 21 000 Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Vedran
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Radonić
authors.forename: Lovel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giunio
authors.forename: Mihovil
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biocić
authors.forename: Andro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tripković
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lukcić
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Primorac
mesh_terms: D015998:Abbreviated Injury Scale; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005107:Explosions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014857:Warfare