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. 2001 Oct;120(4):1163-6.
doi: 10.1378/chest.120.4.1163.

Thorax and lung injuries arising from the two earthquakes in Turkey in 1999

S Ozdoğan  1 , A Hocaoğlu, B Cağlayan, O U Imamoğlu, D Aydin
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Thorax and lung injuries arising from the two earthquakes in Turkey in 1999

S Ozdoğan et al. Chest. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

Study objective: To make a descriptive analysis of the frequency and the type of thorax and lung injuries among the casualties of the two devastating earthquakes that occurred in Turkey in 1999.

Design: Records of the hospitalized patients injured in the earthquakes were examined retrospectively.

Results: Among the total of 356 hospitalized patients, 21 (9.7%) in the Izmit earthquake and 6 (7.6%) in the Duzce earthquake had thorax and lung injuries. Pneumothorax and rib fractures were the two most frequent pathologies and accounted for 50% and 33.3% of the injuries, respectively.

Conclusion: Approximately 10% of the casualties of a great earthquake may be expected to have thorax and lung injuries, and traumatic chest diseases should be considered in planning the medical response strategies.

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