Journal of Trauma and Injury
- 제21권2호
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- Pages.78-84
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- 2008
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- 2799-4317(pISSN)
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- 2287-1683(eISSN)
군내 폭발손상환자 현황에 대한 다기관연구
Epidemiological Multi-center Study of Blast Injury in Military Centers
- 김원영 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 응급의학과) ;
- 최욱진 (국군수도통합병원 응급의학과) ;
- 이종호 (대구통합병원 응급의학과) ;
- 박하영 (대전통합병원 응급의학과) ;
- 김동욱 (대구가톨릭대학교병원 응급의학과)
- Kim, Won Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Ulsan University) ;
- Choi, Wook Jin (Department of Emergency Medicine, Capital Armed General Hospital) ;
- Lee, Jong Ho (Department of Emergency Medicine, Daegu Armed General Hospital) ;
- Park, Ha Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, DaeJeon Armed General Hospital) ;
- Kim, Dong Ook (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University)
- 투고 : 2008.08.08
- 심사 : 2008.10.30
- 발행 : 2008.12.30
초록
Purpose: Recently, the incidence of blast injury has been on the increase worldwide. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and analyze blast injuries in South Korea. Methods: This was a retrospective multi-center study of blast injuries in three tertiary military centers. The medical records of patients with blast injuries from January 2003 to December 2007 were reviewed. The injury severity was evaluated according to the Injury Severity Score (ISS), the Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and the Trauma Score and the Injury Severity Score (TRISS). Results: This study revealed epidemiological data of blast injury in the three tertiary military hospital. A total of 94 cases of blast injury had occurred. Various body regions were involved. The most frequently injured site was the upper extremity (52.1%). The mechanisms for the blast injuries were primary (41.5%), secondary (74.5%), tertiary (7.4%), and quaternary (29.8%). The mean injury-to-hospital arrival time was