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Table 1 Main types of injuries sustained in the overall and critical patients populations at Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital

From: 11 March 2004: The terrorist bomb explosions in Madrid, Spain – an analysis of the logistics, injuries sustained and clinical management of casualties treated at the closest hospital

Injuries

Overall population (n = 243)

Critically ill patients (n = 27)

Tympanic perforation:

99 (41%)

18 (67%)

   Unilateral

27 (11%)

1

   Bilateral

72 (29%)

17

Chest:

97 (40%)

24 (89%)

   Rib fractures

18 (7%)

7 (26%)

   BLI

17 (7%)

17 (63%)

   Pneumothorax

11 (4%)

10 (37%)

   Haemothorax

6 (2%)

6 (25%)

Shrapnel wounds (soft tissues):

89 (36%)

23 (85%)

   Head–neck

53 (21%)

 

   Trunk

11 (4%)

 

   Extremities

25 (10%)

 

Fractures

44 (18%)

15 (55%)

   Long bones

18 (7%)

9 (33%)

   Maxillofacial

16 (6%)

8 (29%)

   Metatarsal

8 (3%)

 

   Spine

5 (2%)

5 (18%)

Burns:

45 (18%)

16 (59%)

   First degree

16 (6%)

 

   Second degree

29 (12%)

 

Eyes

41 (16%)

4 (15%)

Head trauma:

29 (12%)

14 (52%)

   Fractured skull base

 

5

   Brain contusions

 

4

   Subdural hematoma

 

4

   Other

 

12

Abdominal:

12 (5%)

10 (37%)

   Liver

5

4

   Spleen

4

4

   Bowel

3

3

   Kidney

3

2

Amputations:

13 (5%)

9 (33%)

   Ear

11

8 (29%)

   Finger

1

 

   Left lower limb

1

1

Post-traumatic stress disorder

22 (9%)

 
  1. Values are expressed as n or as n (%). BLI, blast lung injury.