title: Do modern conflicts create different medical needs?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study involved analysis of (a) type of injuries and medical services used by military casualties in 3 conflicts and (b) medical needs of military and civilian casualties from the 2006 conflict.
  
  
  METHODS
  Military casualties from 3 conflicts and military and civilian casualties from the 2006 conflict were analyzed. Casualties were compared in relation to type of injury, length of stay (LOS), and operating room use (ORU).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hospital LOS of soldiers in many departments decreased while increasing in intensive care unit (ICU). Type of injuries sustained by civilians and military casualties differed significantly. More civilian casualties required admission to ICU. Civilian ORU was higher for orthopedic and otolaryngological procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Civilians are less well protected during military conflicts, therefore, more susceptible to certain kind of injuries. Civilian and military casualties during conflicts have different medical needs. Civilians have higher morbidity than soldiers, which result in an increased need for treatment in ICU.
authors.affiliation: Israel National Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel. adini@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Bruria
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Adini
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Givon
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Radomislensky
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.forename: Kobi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peleg
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*