Medical rescue of the injured with spinal fracture in wenchuan earthquake
- VernacularTitle:汶川地震中脊柱骨折伤员的救治体会
- Author:
Xianming PAN
;
Shaoling DENG
;
Bo QU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
earthquake;
spinal fracture;
sex;
age
- From:
Orthopedic Journal of China
2006;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To analyze the clinical features of spinal fracture of the injured in Wenchuan Earthquake and to summarize the medical rescue.[Method]The clinical data of 94 injured cases with spinal fracture in the earthquake were collected and analyzed,including the general condition,injury mechanism,associated injuries and the rescue measures.[Result]The incident rate of the male was much higher than that of the female,the incidence of spinal fracture was high in 21~60-years old;the associated injuries were found in 54 cases,taking up 57.4%.The spinal fracture typing showed that 89 cases had flexion-compression fracture and burst fracture,taking up 94.7%.[Conclusion]Earthquakes cause a large amount of the injured with spinal fracture,who are evacuated within a concentrated time,the injuries are severe with many associated injuries.Scientific organization and reasonable division are critical in the immediate medical rescue of the injured in large quantity within the shortest time.
