Decreasing Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance Loss after Training of Ilam People & Care Team

INTRODUCTION: Mine Victims Rescue Centre establishes some training courses in order to meet landmine victims; to reinforce villagers' awareness and to decrease landmines and unexploded ordnance loss in ۱۹۹۹-۲۰۰۱. The present research aims to study the courses' effect in mine decreasing. METHODS: Regarding to severe mine pollution, this study is done in Mehran city and five villages around it. At the end, casualties' information is gathered at Imam Khomeini hospital in Ilam. FINDINGS: About ۶۴۱ persons were injured by mine and bullet (۲۷% and ۱۵% respectively) in Mehran city in ۲۰۰۲-۲۰۰۴. Except ۲.۵%, the rest were remedied in Ilam completely (About ۹۷%). About ۱۷.۵% needed to blood injection. CONCLUSION: The statistics show that the mortality rate decreased to ۵% in ۲۰۰۱ which was ۳۶/۴% in ۹۰s by training courses. However, it increased to ۲۷% after rushing of United States to Iraq and also onslaught of pilgrims in Mehran border in ۲۰۰۱-۲۰۰۵. Regarding to the results, the mortality will reduce by training of villagers, relief workers, and health personnel.

Keywords:

mine , unexploded ordnance (UXO) , Advance Life Support (ALS) , Basic Life Support (BLS) , loss , مین , مهمات , آموزش احیاء اولیه و پیشرفته , کاهش خسارت