The scud missile disaster in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1991: the orthopaedic experience

Ahlberg, A; Corea, J. R.; Sadat-Ali, Mir; Al-Habdan, Ibrahim; Marwah, Sunil; Moussa, Mohammed; Al-Othman, Abdallah A.; Basyuni, A.

doi:10.1016/0020-1383(94)90110-4

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“…Increased frequency of ward rounds helped us reduce patient anxiety and pick up the missed elbow dislocation. The fact is correlated by Ahlberg et al [20].…”

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The Kashmir Earthquake Experience

Dhar¹,

Halwai²,

Mir³

et al. 2007

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg

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On October 8, 2005, a major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the Himalayan region of Kashmir. Around 90,000 people died in the mass disaster. The Bone and Joint Hospital in Kashmir found itself in a relatively unique situation of having to deal with the orthopedic morbidity generated by this quake. The hospital received 468 patients over a period of 10 days, out of which 463 were received over the initial 5 days. The admission for a single day peaked at 153 patients on the third day. Due to the unprecedented admission in terms of numbers the hospital utilized outreach methods to streamline admission by sending out specialists to the affected areas. Manpower was judiciously utilized to concentrate specialist advise where required. Besides documenting the pattern of trauma, this paper throws light on some unforeseen problems faced in dealing with a large number of patients far exceeding the normal capacity of the hospital.

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“…Increased frequency of ward rounds helped us reduce patient anxiety and pick up the missed elbow dislocation. The fact is correlated by Ahlberg et al [20].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 67%

The Kashmir Earthquake Experience

Dhar¹,

Halwai²,

Mir³

et al. 2007

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg

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“…71 72 To date, however, with the exception of the five studies that describe the excess risk for non-battle injury mortality, 9 11-14 discussion and review of injury among Gulf War veterans has been limited to studies describing battle related injuries and/or their psychological sequelae. [73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86] Few resources have been devoted to this issue: of the 159 million dollars spent between 1994-99 on research related to ODS/DS veterans' health, only a small proportion has gone to the study of excess injury. 87 Though one study is currently being conducted to evaluate motor vehicle injuries in this population, 88 we are not aware of any projects underway at this time that will clarify the specific etiologic pathways leading to increased injury mortality among deployed veterans.…”

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Proposed explanations for excess injury among veterans of the Persian Gulf War and a call for greater attention from policymakers and researchers: Figure 1

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Amoroso²,

Wegman³

et al. 2001

Inj Prev

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Introduction-Death rates among US veterans of the Persian Gulf War were lower than rates among non-deployed veterans and the US population at large, with the exception of injury deaths; returning veterans were at significantly greater risk of injury mortality. Similar patterns of excess injury mortality were documented among US and Australian veterans returning from Vietnam. In spite of these consistent findings little has been done to explain these associations and in particular to determine whether or not, and how, war related exposures influence injury risk among veterans returning home after deployments. Hypothesized pathways-Several potential pathways are proposed through which injury might be related to deployment. First, increases in injury mortality may be a consequence of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and symptoms of other psychiatric conditions developed after the war. Second, physical and psychological traumas experienced during the war may result in the postwar adoption of "coping" behaviors that also increase injury risk (for example, heavy drinking). Third, greater injury risk may be the indirect consequence of increased experiences of ill defined diseases and symptoms reported by many returning veterans. Fourth, veterans may experience poorer survivability for a given injury event resulting in greater mortality but not morbidity. Finally, the process that selects certain individuals for deployment may lead to a spurious association between deployment status and injury mortality by preferentially selecting individuals who are risk takers and/or exposed to greater hazards. Conclusions-More research and attention from policymakers is needed to clarify the link between deployment and postwar increased risk of injury. (Injury Prevention 2001;7:4-9)

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“…from the Vietnam War experience) it was considered that use of the primary suture to the amputation wound is ¨vitium artis¨-and the suggestions were to use the following treatment elements: a) correct wound debridement, b) antibiotics application, c) wound bandaging and gradual removal of the death tissue (i.e. necrectomy), d) when the infection is solved out, to make a definite, secondary suture, e) delays in the application of the primary suture can be used, just in cases where the infection did not develop (7,8,9,10).…”

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Primary Suture of Amputation Wound: Pro Et Contra

Muminagić

2011

Med Arh

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The scud missile disaster in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1991: the orthopaedic experience

Cited by 9 publications

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The Kashmir Earthquake Experience

The Kashmir Earthquake Experience

Proposed explanations for excess injury among veterans of the Persian Gulf War and a call for greater attention from policymakers and researchers: Figure 1

Primary Suture of Amputation Wound: Pro Et Contra

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