The anti-personnel land mine epidemic: a case report and review of the literature.

This is a review of the literature concerning the epidemiology and natural history of land mine deaths and injuries among civilian as well as military populations. Included is a case report involving the wounding and treatment of a member of the Croatian armed forces who stepped on and detonated a 100-g PMA-II anti-personnel plastic land mine. The explosive properties of PMA II is described.