Injuries caused by anti-personal landmines and unexploded munitions, Hospital Universitario de Neiva 2005-2009 ; Lesiones por minas antipersona y munición sin explotar, Hospital Universitario de Neiva, 2005-2009

Colombia has experienced a prolonged internal armed conflict for about five decades. The military actions have been characterized by high degradation in the way of acting of the different armed groups, causing great impact on morbidity and mortality of the civilian population and combatants. A quantitative, descriptive, retrospective case series study was conducted in order to establish the characteristics of injuries in people affected by anti-personall and mines (APLM) and unexploded munitions (UXM) who were surgically treated at University Hospital of Neiva, between the years 2005-2009. 41 people injured by APLM-UXM were chosen by checking records of pathology and medical histories. Among the findings it was found that most of those affected by APML-UXM are young military men, whose lower limbs are the most affected. All of the injured people underwent surgical amputation of the affected limb, and more than halfof them began rehabilitation with the adaptation of a prosthesis. This public health problems hows the degradation of the armed conflict, with greatimpact on the rural population and deservesen forcing the treaty to banthese weapons. It is necessa ry to make emphasis on prevention and educational programs in risky areas, whilea negotiated solution to the internal armed conflict is sought. ; Colombia ha vivido un prolongado conflicto armado interno durante aproximadamente cinco décadas. En este, las acciones bélicas se han caracterizado por la alta degradación en las formas de actuar de los diferentes actores armados, causando gran impacto en la morbilidad y mortalidad de la población civil y combatientes. Con el fin de establecer las características de las lesiones en personas afectadas por las minas antipersonal (MAP) y municiones sin explotar (MUSE) que fueron atendidas quirúrgicamente en el Hospital Universitario de Neiva, entre los años 2005-2009, se efectuó un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, serie de casos retrospectivo. Fueron 41 lesionados por las MAP-MUSE atendidos en el Hospital ...