Anatomic analysis of Wenchuan earthquake injuries with otorhinolaryngology symptoms / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the injuries after the earthquake with otorhinolaryngology symptoms and the characteristics of with injuries and to provide some information when dealing with similar disasters in the future.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The basic information of earthquake-related injuries with otorhinolaryngology symptoms was collected in 11 large and medium-sized hospitals (including foreign medical teams) in Mianyang City and the surrounding four hard-hit counties. Their characteristics were analyzed together.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 289 patients that have otorhinolaryngology symptoms in the 11 included hospitals, among them there were 217 cases have definite records that could be analyzed. The data showed that damage to ear and head and neck injuries as the main symptoms was large proportion of injuries suffer multiple fractures and soft tissue injuries such as skin abrasions . Nose injury and facial fractures were also common. Orbital fracture and eye damage could be combined occurred. Brain injury and skull fractures often occurred while trachea and throat injury was rare happened.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Different disaster cause different damage. After the establishment of disaster-related injuries in professional spectrum more active and effective could be behaved in life rescue and the arrangement of personnel and material when dealing with similar situations.</p>