Table 1

Demographic characteristics of victims injured by an antipersonnel improvised explosive device, according to the presence or otherwise of an upper-extremity amputation

CharacteristicUpper-extremity amputationNo upper-extremity amputation
No. of patients4060
Age, yr, median (range)25 (6–39)25 (10–44)
Nationality, no. of patients
 Afghanistan1413
 United States1534
 Canada08
 United Kingdom40
 Not specified75