Analytical data of January 1993 communal riot victims--the KEM Hospital experience.
J Postgrad Med
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1993 Jan-Mar; 39(1): 5-9
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ABSTRACT
Bombay experienced a violent outbreak of communal rioting in January 1993. Four hundred and thirteen casualties were treated in the KEM hospital from January 7 to January 15, of which 194 required admission and further management. Twenty-seven were brought dead on arrival. The large influx of casualties sustained over a period of 9 days tended to overwhelm the medical facilities. The data of the admitted patients are analyzed to identify the frequency of admissions, cause and nature of injuries sustained, management and prognosis of casualties in such a catastrophe. An attempt is also made to identify the problems faced during such a crisis and a few suggestions made for their solution.
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Main subject:
Riots
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Wounds and Injuries
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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India
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Middle Aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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