Injuries caused death by explosive ordnance left from war

Aims. health preservation of trained military personell, their responsibility is security of country is an important career. An important way to manage and control the mentioned group is having epidemiological knowledge about the injuries of these accidents. In this study our goal was recognition of high risk person, reasons of injuries in victims. Methods. This cross - sectional study done by inspection of records of victims during 1996-2006 in legal medicine center of Ilam. Results. 54 militants killed by explosives remnan. 81.5% of victims were between 19-21 years old and 85.2% were obligatory military service soldiers. Mine explosion was the reason of 68.5% of deathes. 38.9% had severe injuries in whole body. Seperately, 81.5% in lower limbs, 79.6% in upper limbs, 77.6% in thorax and abdominal region and 51.9% in head and neck. 51.9% of injured cases killed immediately and in 16.7% cases, medical emergency would help the victim's life. Conclusion. Mine explosion is the main reason of injuries. In most cases, soldiers are the victims. Inspection and clearing the contaminated area and training specific knowledge will reduce the injuries.