Abstract:Objectives:To study injury patterns and medical rescue operations related to tornadoes that occur in rural areas, this study investigated the data pertaining to the 2017 Chifeng tornado (China).Methods:Medical records of 52 tornado-related patients were investigated. Data were collected from 3 local hospitals that received all the tornado victims.Results:A total of 148 injuries were diagnosed. Tornado-related injuries were mainly caused by collapsed houses (51.9%) and direct physical trauma caused by the torna… Show more
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