The personal cost of surviving a land mine blast is also something to consider. In most agrarian societies, the loss of a limb makes it impossible for a person to carry out normal economic activities. They cannot help in the fields, or carry heavy loads or work in other ways to support families. Psychologically, these victims come to think of themselves as burdens upon their families and communities. Casualties of Mine Explosions Children fall prey to land mine explosions the most.
Land mines tend to be placed indiscriminately, without regard to where kids live and play.
In certain conflicts, children have been specifically targeted by warring parties. Children are particularly at risk of mine injury because of their innate curiosity and love of play. Physically, children are ill-equipped to withstand the horrific injuries or the major loss of blood that accompanies a land mine explosion. Those who do survive face the prospect of an amputation of a leg or an arm and are often blinded. Maimed for life, only a few of these children receive adequate rehabilitation.