Unit:
Library of the School of Health SciencesΠΜΣ Παγκόσμια Υγεία-Ιατρική των Καταστροφών
Author:
Evgenidis Ioannis
Supervisors info:
Γεωργόπουλος Σωτήριος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπων
Πικουλής Εμμανουήλ, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Καραβοκυρός Ιωάννης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Αντιμετώπιση παιδιών θυμάτων πολεμικών συρράξεων και καταστροφών
Translated title:
Treatment of children victims of war clusters and destructions
Summary:
Armed conflicts have been and remain part of the very fabric of human history. Of major concern is the fact that modern often indiscriminate. There is frequently no defined battlefield, and in most modern conflicts, civilians are directly targeted leading to a marked increase in pediatric injuries and deaths. Millions of children have been disabled or killed by this indiscriminate use of force. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, paint a stark portrait of the effects of war on children. Also quite menacing in a number of conflicts, has been the use of children as child soldiers and suicide bombers. In addition to physical injuries, psychological wounds including PTSD and other emotional and behavioral problems result from children’s exposure to war. Children are also impacted by the disruption to the access to healthcare caused by the conflict and additionally by the difficulties they face when they become refugees.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Child soldiers, PTSD, Triage
