Do accompanying traumas affect mortality in cases of blast-induced head trauma?

Authors : Mustafa Emrah Kaya, Mehmet Çelikkaya

Pages : 26-29

Doi:10.16899/jcm.1604661

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Publication Date : 2025-01-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Background/Aims: Today\\\'s wars are more likely to be civilian war victims than soldiers. Most war-related deaths occur in civilians, and children are the most affected. While military injuries on the battlefield are generally penetrating, blunt traumas with blast effects are also common in civilian injuries. This study examined the frequency of thoracic and abdominal trauma in children who suffered blast head trauma in war Methods: 25 pediatric patients who suffered blast head trauma in war were retrospectively examined. Results: 16 of the patients were male and 9 were female. The mean age was 9.4±5.0. All patients had head trauma. In terms of trauma type, 84.0% had mixed trauma (head, chest, abdomen) and 16.0% had only head trauma. When we analyzed trauma conditions other than head trauma, pulmonary contusion was the most common trauma with 60.0%, followed by free abdominal fluid with 32.0%. Conclusions: Blast injuries due to bomb effects are injuries with high mortality rates that involve the entire body. In the developing age, children are the focal point of war and terrorism, which increases mortality rates. In such injuries, not only the parts with external lacerations but the entire body should be carefully examined for damage.
Keywords : Blast travma, Mortalite, Çocuk

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