Terrorist bombing experiences during 1975 - 1979 in Jerusalem

During 41/2 years, 24 terrorist explosions occurred in Jerusalem. Of 511 casualties, 340 were evacuated to the Emergency Department of our hospital. Of a total of 272 admissins grades by the Injury Severity Score (ISS), 87 percent were light injuries, 2.9 percent medium and 10 percent severe. The hight proportion of light injuries may be explained by the evacuation of all casualties to the nearest hospital by the public. The distribution of injuries to body areas is discussed. Head and neck injuries comprised 19.3 percent and extremely injuries 39 percent. The most common primary blast effect was acoustic trauma encountered problems in the Emergency Department are discussed

Plastic surgery and civilian casualties due to "terrorist" activities

Between 1975 and 1979, 511 injuries were caused by " terrorist " explosions in Jerusalem; 340 patients were treated at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center. The injuries were studied and analyzed. The Department of Plastic Surgery bore the brunt of the work, receiving over one-third of all admissions. More than half the hospitalization days went to plastic surgery patients. It seems that when there are large numbers of casualties due to explosions, the plastic surgery service should be enlarged inmediately to cope with the large proportion of victims who will be referred to it (AU)