Table
19.2 Distribution of war wounds
1966—1991
Head and neck
Thorax Abdomen
Upper limb
Lower limb
War zone and date
%
%
%
%
%
Vietnam
1966-1967
24
20
14
40
50
Middle East 1973
15
8
6
29
27
Falklands 1982
14
7
12
27
41
Afghanistan 1985
12
3
12
26
43
Gulf 1991
6
12
11
44
75