• Pol. Merkur. Lekarski · Jul 2008

    Editorial

    [Environmental risk factors in the territory of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan].

    • Krzysztof Korzeniewski.
    • Pol. Merkur. Lekarski. 2008 Jul 1; 25 (145): 5-8.

    AbstractMilitary service in Iraq and Afghanistan is burdened by series of environmental factors such as high and low air temperature, wind, sand, dust, and local fauna. In summertime the main hazard are heat injuries. Sand and dust storms also become troublesome. In the winter another health problem is effect of low temperature. In Afghanistan additional threat pose mountain conditions, especially in wintertime when appear intense snowfalls. Hard conditions more than once characteristic for duty of Stabilization Forces soldiers in both countries can cause significant threat for health and life.

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