Epidemiological features of 937 patients wounded in China Wenchuan earthquake
- VernacularTitle:汶川地震937名伤员流行病学特征
- Author:
Jinshe PAN
;
Yingze ZHANG
;
Wei XU
;
Jun DI
;
Xianzhong MENG
;
Zhanle ZHENG
;
Junqiang WEI
;
Chunrui SUN
;
Chengyong YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Natural disaster;
Earthquake;
Epidemiology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Trauma
2008;24(10):855-857
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the epidemiological features of 937 patients wounded in China Wenchuan earthquake. Methods An analysis was done on 937 patients treated in the city of Deyang in aspects fo their gender,age,injury causes,wound sites,complications and misdiagnosis.Results There were more wounded females than males,with ratio of male to female of 1:1.12.The main injury causes were crush injury and falling injury.The most frequent injury sites include head,chest,ankle and foot,tibia and fibula,spine and hip.The rate of misdiagnosis was as high as 15.5%,mainly brain injuries and chest iniuries. Conclusion The main causes are crush iniury and falling in-jury.Lower limb fractures account for the most.While close brain and thoracic injuries are likely to be misdiagnosed.
