U.S. forces in Afghanistan suffered more injury disasters

A military doctor who calls "unbelievable" show U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffered injuries was unprecedented over the past year, including three times more than one hand amputation.

A study by doctors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany where most of the injured soldiers were sent there before returning to the United States, confirmed their fears: the battlefield has become increasingly brutal.

In 2009, 75 members must be brought to Landstuhl in the amputation of their feet, and 21 of them have lost more than a foot or hand.

But in 2010, 171, 11 percent of all victims were taken to Landstuhl has undergone an amputation, a higher portion of the war in the past. From 171, 65 of them lost more than one hand or their feet.

Injury to the genital area also increases. In 2009, 52 victims were taken to Landstuhl with injuries in the genital or urinary tract them. And by 2010 the number to 142.

Dr. John Holcomb, a retired Army colonel with combat experience, said he and other doctors involved in this study were surprised by the findings that he called "unbelievable."

"Everyone was surprised by the frequency of this injury, multiple amputations, injuries to the penis and testicles," said Holcomb, who is now a medical professor at the University of Texas. "Nothing like this happened before."

The military said the rising number of injured could be associated with the use of IEDs by the Mujahideen of Afghanistan, a roadside bomb that explains the death of most of the As and NATO troops also wounded. Last year was also a deadly year for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Troops more vulnerable to injury from enemy bombs while they were patrolling at the foot of the mountain to win the support of Afghan villagers, a key strategy in the U.S. Crusader campaign against the Mojahedin.

An armored Humvee to provide protection from blast. But when a soldier gets bomb attack mines, there is little protection from shrapnel or super-hot air. Also rock, dirt and other debris embedded in the wound in the explosion can cause direct infection and destroy.

Hospital in Landstuhl is the busiest since the fighting in the Iraqi city of Falluja in 2004, U.S. military officials said. Both the number and severity has increased, said Lt. Col.. Raymond Fang, a surgeon and medical director of trauma at Landstuhl.

The average patient stay of three days at Landstuhl before being flown to the U.S. for further treatment.

In Afghanistan, some officials believe that the "militant" has increased both the power of the explosion as well as their ability to place them for maximum massacre.

Several explosions placed on the fence and the location of other land that explosion attack directly at the foot soldiers or medical corpsman accompanying combat troops.

"These terror weapons designed to inflict terrible injuries," said Mayjend. Richard Mills, a former Marine in Afghanistan.

Battalion, Camp Pendleton 3 has been hard hit by the death of 24 Marines and more than 175 injured when deployed in ditrik Sangin, Helmand province.

More than a dozen marines had lost two or more limbs. One of them is Lieutenant James Byler (25) from Long Island, New York, who led the patrol in early October when a bomb blast ranjay deciding leg.

Byler on foot patrol at the time, take Hato in the style called "ranger style" with each person following in the footsteps of the person in front of him.

"All has gone from that place now," said Byler who is now recuperating in the United States. "I was stepping on it when the bomb exploded."

"It's not a big explosion, but enough to break my leg."