PMID- 21791815
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20220410
IS  - 1874-5393 (Print)
IS  - 1874-5393 (Linking)
VI  - 2
IP  - 3
DP  - 2009
TI  - The consequences for children of explosive remnants of war: Land mines, 
      unexploded ordnance, improvised explosive devices, and cluster bombs.
PG  - 217-27
LID - 10.3233/PRM-2009-0083 [doi]
AB  - Land mines are particularly a problem for children. The deaths and loss of body 
      parts have been publicized, but the secondary effects - the loss or maiming of 
      parents, the loss of physical and social space the loss of access to education, 
      and the loss of cultivatable land with the resultant malnutrition and sickness, 
      are less frequently considered. "Explosive Remnants of War" (ERW) is becoming the 
      generic term to refer to land mines, unexploded ordnance, improvised explosive 
      devices and cluster bombs. The United Nations estimates that there are currently 
      as many as 100 million unexploded landmines with an equal number stockpiled 
      around the world waiting to be planted. Mines are designed to be difficult to 
      locate and their clearance is costly. Children in at least 80 countries are at 
      risk due to ERW. The type of mine, the proximity of the child to the explosion, 
      and location of the mine in relation to the child's body are the important 
      determinants of the nature and severity of the injury. Children are especially 
      susceptible to picking up explosive remnants thinking they are toys. The result 
      is commonly loss of the hands, facial injuries, blindness and deafness. 
      Rehabilitation for these children is extremely difficult due to remoteness and 
      the limited resources available.
FAU - Watts, Hugh G
AU  - Watts HG
AD  - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Shriners Hospitals for Children, 
      Los Angeles Unit, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Pediatr Rehabil Med
JT  - Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine
JID - 101490944
EDAT- 2009/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2009/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 2011/07/28 06:00
PHST- 2011/07/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/01/01 00:01 [medline]
AID - JP375T0L812026G4 [pii]
AID - 10.3233/PRM-2009-0083 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2009;2(3):217-27. doi: 10.3233/PRM-2009-0083.