Abstract
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have forced U.S. and allied medical personnel caring for wounded soldiers to reassess nonconventional uses of the rocket-propelled grenade. The effects can be devastating when this device is used as an antipersonnel weapon, producing large blast injuries that are limb and life threatening. A classic case presentation followed by a short historical perspective on the rocket-propelled grenade and a proposed algorithm for initial care of these wounds is presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 622-624 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Military medicine |
Volume | 172 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health