title: Landmines in the Golan Heights: a patient's perspective.
abstract: Fifteen years after the Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty, landmines continue to negatively impact global public health. Recent estimates attribute 11-12 daily casualties to landmines and explosive remnants of war. The majority of these casualties are civilians. Children are disproportionately affected by landmine injuries. In this report, we examine the case and recovery of a child severely injured in a 1982 Golan Heights landmine accident, illustrating the danger landmines pose to civilians and their long-term health implications.
authors.affiliation: Ben Gurion University, Medical School for International Health, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Jonah Susser
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kreniske
authors.affiliation: Ben Gurion University, Medical School for International Health, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Asaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Galilee, Israel.
authors.forename: Wajdi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Safadi
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014857:Warfare