Unsafe Ground: Epidemiological Insights into the Health Impacts of Landmines

• 2024

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• Stacey Pizzino

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This webinar explores how landmines affect people's health. It describes the dangers and injuries caused by landmines, especially in war-torn areas, highlighting how these hidden explosives can harm civilians long after conflicts end, leading to physical injuries and mental trauma. It also emphasizes the importance of clearing landmines to make areas safe again for communities.

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Focus Areas: CBRNE; Mental Health; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Epidemiology; Pediatrics; Public Health; Wounds and Injuries; Disaster Medicine; Health Impact Assessment; War-Related Injuries

Institutions: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)

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