Professional paper

Otorhinolaryngological war injuries treated at the Vinkovci hospital during Croatian Liberation war

Martin Božić
Dragica Periškić

Abstract

The civilian hospital in Vinkovci carried a great burden during Serbian aggression on Croatia and turned into a real wartime hospital on the first front line. Included in a surgical service, an otorhinolaryngological team assisted in taking care of the war injuries of head and neck. Numerous minor injuries and traumatic damage of the sense of hearing as well as axplosive wounds of the eardrum have not been reviewed here, since all of them could not have been registered due to the violent war. We give an overview of 107 wounded with the injuries of ear, nose and throat, who were treated in our hospital during Croatian Liberation War of 1991-1992. Most of the patients with otorhinolaryngological injuries underwent a complete treatment at our hospital, whereas some cases had to be evacuated to other medical centres due to difficult war time and the threat of our town being completely encircled.

Keywords

Croatian Liberation War; ENT region; Vinkovci General Hospital

Hrčak ID:

194799

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/194799

Publication date:

1.12.1993.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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