Casualties of peace: an analysis of casualties admitted to the intensive care unit during the negotiation of the comprehensive Colombian process of peace.

Carlos A OrdoñezRamiro Manzano-NunezMaria Paula NaranjoJ Esteban FoianiniCecibel CevallosMaria Alejandra LondoñoAlvaro I Sanchez OrtizAlberto F GarcíaErnest E Moore

Published in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2018)

We describe a series of war casualties that required ICU care in a period of peace negotiation. Despite our limitations, our study presents a decline in the occurrence, severity, and consequences of war injuries probably as a result in part of the negotiation of the process of peace. The hysteresis of these results should only be interpreted for their implications in the understanding of the peace-health relationship and must not be overinterpreted and used for any political end.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
intensive care unit
palliative care
risk assessment
health information
pain management
social media
health promotion