The blast wounded of Raqqa, Syria: observational results from an MSF-supported district hospital

The blast wounded of Raqqa, Syria: observational results from an MSF-supported district hospital

Abstract Background In June 2017, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a military operation to retake the city of Raqqa, Syria, from the so-called Islamic State. The city population incurred mass numbers of wounded. In the post-offensive period, the population returned to a city (...

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Main Authors: Jennifer OKeeffe, Larissa Vernier, Vanessa Cramond, Shazeer Majeed, Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin, Maartje Hoetjes, Mohana Amirtharajah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Blast
Syria
Trauma
Conflict settings
Surgery
Wound care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-019-0214-0

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