Medical rescue of the injured with spinal fracture in wenchuan earthquake / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To analyze the clinical features of spinal fracture of the injured in Wenchuan Earthquake and to summarize the medical rescue.[Method]The clinical data of 94 injured cases with spinal fracture in the earthquake were collected and analyzed,including the general condition,injury mechanism,associated injuries and the rescue measures.[Result]The incident rate of the male was much higher than that of the female,the incidence of spinal fracture was high in 21~60-years old;the associated injuries were found in 54 cases,taking up 57.4%.The spinal fracture typing showed that 89 cases had flexion-compression fracture and burst fracture,taking up 94.7%.[Conclusion]Earthquakes cause a large amount of the injured with spinal fracture,who are evacuated within a concentrated time,the injuries are severe with many associated injuries.Scientific organization and reasonable division are critical in the immediate medical rescue of the injured in large quantity within the shortest time.