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Terrorist Bombing Experiences During 1975-1979 in Jerusalem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Jakov Adler ,
E. Golan ,
J. Golan ,
M. Yitzhaki  and
N. Ben-Hur
Jakov Adler
Affiliation:
From the Departments of Emergency, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O.B. 293, Jerusalem, Israel.
E. Golan
Affiliation:
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O.B. 293, Jerusalem, Israel.
J. Golan
Affiliation:
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O.B. 293, Jerusalem, Israel.
M. Yitzhaki
Affiliation:
Orthopedics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O.B. 293, Jerusalem, Israel.
N. Ben-Hur
Affiliation:
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O.B. 293, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Abstract

During 4½ years, 24 terrorist explosions occurred in Jerusalem. of 511 casualties, 340 were evacuated to the Emergency Department of our hospital. of a total of 272 admissions graded by the Injury Severity Score (ISS), 87% were light injuries, 2.9% medium and 10% severe. The high proportion of light injuries may be explained by the evacuation of all casualties to the nearest hospital by the public. The distribution of injuries to body areas is discussed. Head and neck injuries comprised 19.3% and extremity injuries 39%. The most common primary blast effect was acoustic trauma encountered in 16.3%. Solutions to the most commonly encountered problems in the Emergency Department are discussed.

Type
Part III: International Organizations - Planning - Disaster Events
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 1 , supplement S1: Disaster Resuscitology , 1985 , pp. 350 - 355
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1985

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