Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 24 No. (1-2), 1992.
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War injuries of the head and neck treated at the Department for ear, nose and throat diseases and oral surgery at the Medical centre in Slavonski Brod
Davorin Đanić
Milan Marinković
Damir Miličić
Abstract
The authors expose some experiences in organisation of war ORL (Otorinolaringological) department on the first lines of battle. The agression on Croatia asked medical staff to include their knowledge and experience of head and neck peacetime surgery to war conditions. Up to now 514 wounded with sores on head and neck were treated. 198 (39%) were cured in out patients departments and 316 (61%) were hospitalized. 204 (65%) was treated on ORL department. Due to many various wounds of other parts of body or organs, 84 (27%) was cured on Department for reanimation and intensive care; 20,6% on surgery and 8,2 % on Ocular department. The largest number of wounded were soldiers 83%, civilians 16%, and 1,2% enemy soldiers. 95% were men, 5% women. According to the kind of war wounds the most were of shell and mine blasts - 80%, and the least were cuts and punctures. According to the localisation, war wounds were the most often on head - 224 (44%) and the least were isolated neck sores - 68 (13%). More than 1/3 (35%) were the wounded with several sores on various parts of the body. It is the result of the amassed usage of artillery. With all wounded a definitive surgery of the sores was done and 97% of wounded were cured.
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195234
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Publication date:
1.12.1992.
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