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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Nonconventional uses of the rocket-propelled grenade and its consequences'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Standard
- Harvard
- Vancouver
- Author
- BIBTEX
- RIS