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. 1999 Aug 14;319(7207):412–415. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7207.412

Table 3.

 Number of weapon injuries by context, combatant status, and weapon type

Weapon type Non-combat injuries
Combat injuries
Total civilian Total military Total non-combat injuries* Overall total
Civilian
Military
Civilian Military
Interpersonal violence Accident Interpersonal violence Accident
Mine 3 11 1 21 96 185 110 207 36 (11) 317
Fragmenting munitions 17 41 0 18 123 63 181 81 76 (29) 262
Firearm 80 10 15 14 34 99 124 128 119 (47) 252
Other 18 3 0 6 1 4 22 10 27 (84) 32
Total 118 65 16 59 254 351 437 426 258 (30) 863
*

Values in parentheses are proportion of all weapon injuries attributable to non-combat injuries. Includes bombs, shells, and grenades. Primarily knives or blunt weapons.