Pattern of injuries seen during an insurgency: A 5-year review of 1339 cases from Nigeria

Abstract

Injuries resulting from insurgency will continue to be a problem in many developing countries because their health facilities in terms of personnel and materials are ill prepared for such a situation .

The Effect of Blast-Related Burn Injuries from Prolonged Field Care to Rehabilitation and Resilience: A Review of the Scientific Literature

“…Together, they serve as indicators of a population's health status with respect to a portfolio of health conditions and diseases. It is estimated that approximately 5-20 percent of combat-related casualties during the first ten years of OIF and OEF involved severe burns (Breederveld and Tuinebreijer, 2009;Wolf et al, 2006); this is consistent with a variety of estimates from other recent conflict settings, such as Mali (Akpoto et al, 2015), Nigeria (Amaefule et al, 2019;Dabkana et al, 2015), and Israel and Palestine (Mosleh et al, 2018).…”

On the Epidemiology and Statistical Analysis of HIV/AIDS Patients in the Insurgency Affected States of Nigeria

“…Also, the effect has reduced the chances of Nigeria meeting the millennium and sustainable development goals as warned by [ 13 ]. Others include disruption of health activities [ 14 ], difficulty in tackling reported cases of tuberculosis [ 15 ] and increased occurrence of injury [ 16 ]. In recent times, the effects also include the adoption of school girls which might lead to raping and as a consequence, transmission of infectious diseases.…”

Strengthening Preparedness Against Terror: A Bystander Training Concept by Israel’s Emergency Medical Services

“…Lessons from contemporary armed conflicts indicate gaps in prehospital care among civilians; a review of trauma patients from the 2014-16 Boko Haram insurgency concluded that very few patients had received any medical treatment prior to reaching hospital. 18 Similarly, studies from civilian hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan demonstrated in-hospital mortalities under 1%, indicating a high burden of prehospital death. 19,20 No EMS service can be available everywhere and at all times; as such, teaching lay bystanders skills in managing a terrorism-related MCI prior to help arriving should be an essential component of civil preparedness efforts in any country, and F7M training may be an effective tool to build this capacity.…”