Table 1 Summary characteristics of records included

Quinn V JM, Amouri OF, Reed P. Notes from a field hospital south of Mosul. Global Health 2018; 14: 27

The article discusses the challenges and importance of accountable disaster response in conflict zones, focusing on the situation in Iraq, particularly in Mosul. It emphasizes the need for support in health system capacity building, trauma services, and disease prevention, highlighting the high casualty rates during the liberation of Mosul

Mosul, Iraq

X

X

X

X

Wren SM, Wild HB, Gurney J, et al. A Consensus Framework for the Humanitarian Surgical Response to Armed Conflict in 21st Century Warfare. JAMA Surg 2020; 155: 114–21

The article presents a consensus framework for the humanitarian surgical response to 21st-century warfare, focusing on the importance of trauma systems in conflict zones to reduce preventable death and disability

NA

X

X

X

X

X

Akik C, Semaan A, Shaker-Berbari L, et al. Responding to health needs of women, children and adolescents within Syria during conflict: intervention coverage, challenges and adaptations. Confl Health 2020; 14: 37

The article explores the challenges and adaptations in delivering reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition interventions in Syria during the conflict. It discusses the impact of data gaps, funding restrictions, coordination challenges, and security situations on the provision of healthcare services

Syria

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X

X

Garber K, Kushner AL, Wren SM, Wise PH, Spiegel PB. Applying trauma systems concepts to humanitarian battlefield care: a qualitative analysis of the Mosul trauma pathway. Confl Health 2020; 14: 5

The article explores the adaptation of military trauma system concepts in the civilian trauma response during the Battle of Mosul. The study discusses the implementation of a trauma pathway for civilians, coordinated by the World Health Organization, which involved multiple organizations providing care at different levels

Mosul, Iraq

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X

X

X

X

Khudadad U, Aftab W, Ali A, Khan NU, Razzak J, Siddiqi S. Perception of the healthcare professionals towards the current trauma and emergency care system in Kabul, Afghanistan: a mixed method study. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20: 991

The article focused on assessing the perceptions of healthcare providers, hospital managers, and policy makers in Kabul, Afghanistan regarding the trauma and emergency care system

Kabul, Afghanistan

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X

X

X

Salio F, Pirisi A, Ciottone GR, et al. Applying the Haddon Matrix to Frontline Care Preparedness and Response in Asymmetric Warfare. Prehosp Disaster Med 2022; 37: 577–83

The article presents a new framework utilizing the Haddon Matrix to enhance frontline care preparedness and response in asymmetric warfare, focusing on Trauma Stabilization Points (TSPs). By convening an expert group to develop and validate the content of the Haddon Matrix, key strategies for TSP preparedness and operational readiness were identified

NA

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X

X

X

X

Mock C, Lormand JD, Goosen J, Joshipura M, Peden M. Guidelines for essential trauma care. World Health Organization, 2004

The guidelines set forth a list of essential trauma services that can be achievable in virtually every setting worldwide, and then lays out the various human and physical resources that are needed to assure that such services are provided

NA

X

X

X

X

Sasser S, Varghese M, Kellermann A, Lormand J. Prehospital Trauma Care Systems. World Health Organization, 2005

The record identifies the core strategies, equipment, supplies and organizational structures needed to create effective and adaptable prehospital care systems for injured persons worldwide

NA

X

Spiegel P, Wise P, Kushner AL, Garber K. The Mosul Trauma Response A Case Study. 2018

The record is an independent case study of the trauma referral pathway implemented by the WHO to respond to the gaps in trauma care in Mosul. It focuses on four key areas: (1) the decision-making process; (2) humanitarian principles; (3) the effectiveness of the response; and (4) lessons learned and recommendations

Mosul, Iraq

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X

X

X

X

X

X

Giannou C, Baldan M. War Surgery—Working With Limited Resources In Armed Conflict And Other Situations Of Violence, Second. International Committee of the Red Cross, 2019

The record covers diverse topics relevant to surgeons and coordinators of surgical programs during conflict and violence. It emphasizes epidemiology, organization, logistics, and surgical care in war zones

NA

X

X

X

X

X

WHO. ‘A One-Year Review of Trauma Data and the Humanitarian Consequences’. 2019

The record analyses the Emergency Trauma Response to the Gaza Mass Demonstrations 2018–2019G, demonstrating that a collective response, with adapted and localized solutions can provide many people with timely, life-saving care

Occupied Palestinian territory

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X

X

X

X

X

X