title: Civilian injuries due to unexploded ordnance in military training areas in southern Israel.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The problem of unexploded ordnance (UXO) is global and is usually associated with active or former war zones. Civilian injuries due to UXO in military training areas are not common.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective case series study based on prospectively collected data on patients who sustained injuries from UXO explosions and were admitted to the Soroka University Trauma Center during a five-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve patients were included in this series. All patients were Bedouin and the distribution of injuries was concentrated around the head and upper and lower extremities, with sparing of the torso.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Awareness and implementation of preventive measures are expected to reduce the incidence of this type of injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel. shakedg@bgu.ac.il.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shaked
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sebbag
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yitzhak
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zlotnik
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czeiger
keywords: Explosion; Military training areas; Prevention; Trauma; Unexploded ordnance
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