摘要
Objective: The extremity injury pattern after a major earthquake is not well understood because data on this type of injury and management are limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the data of trauma patients with ex-tremity injury in the earthquake of Barn Iran, registering 6.6 on the Richter scale.Methods: We reviewed medical records of 486 patients admitted to hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Among them, 274 patients sustained extremity injuries. This group was composed of 138 females (50.4%) and 136 males (49.6%) and 213 cases (77.7%) were under 40 years of age.Results: Fracture was the major type of injury (58.4% of extremity injuries). The most common sites of injury were lower extremities (185 patients, 67.5% of all victims). Pelvic & rib fractures and abdominal injuries were the most fre-quently associated injuries. The mean ISS was 6.2±4.0, and 61% of the patients had ISS≤7. Amputation and death occurred in 2.9% and 2.5% of cases, respectively.Conclusions: Special attention should be given to deal-ing with orthopedic injuries in similar disasters in the future.
Objective: The extremity injury pattern after a major earthquake is not well understood because data on this type of injury and management are limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the data of trauma patients with ex-tremity injury in the earthquake of Barn Iran, registering 6.6 on the Richter scale.Methods: We reviewed medical records of 486 patients admitted to hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Among them, 274 patients sustained extremity injuries. This group was composed of 138 females (50.4%) and 136 males (49.6%) and 213 cases (77.7%) were under 40 years of age.Results: Fracture was the major type of injury (58.4% of extremity injuries). The most common sites of injury were lower extremities (185 patients, 67.5% of all victims). Pelvic & rib fractures and abdominal injuries were the most fre-quently associated injuries. The mean ISS was 6.2±4.0, and 61% of the patients had ISS≤7. Amputation and death occurred in 2.9% and 2.5% of cases, respectively.Conclusions: Special attention should be given to deal-ing with orthopedic injuries in similar disasters in the future.
