Author/Editor		Flis, V; Ferk, J; Košir, G
Title		Vojne poškodbe v severozahodni Sloveniji med osemdnevno vojno
Translated title		War injuries in northeastern Slovenia during eight day war
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 61, št. 5-6
Publication year		1992
Volume		str. 289-93
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. After Republic Slovenia declared its selfdependency it was attacked by Yugoslav army troops. Casualties from northeastern Slovenia received primary treatment in three general hospitaLs, located in the area: Maribor, Murska Sobota and Ptuj. Methods. During 26th june and 3rd july 1991 these three hospitals received 122 casualties. Results. 79 of injured had smaller, multiple wounds and could be treated as outpatients after initial first aid treatment. 43 were referred to the hospital treatment (41 men, 2 women average 29 yers, range 19 - 63). 2 of them died after hospital admission. Of the remaining 41, 17 had bullet wounds of extremities without injured long bones or vital structures, 5 had combustions up to 5 per cent , 3 had shrapnel wounds of extremities, 4 isolated bullet fractures of long bones, 1 had bullet injured artery, 2 had penetrating head injuries, 1 had penetrating thorax injury, 1 shrapnel injured eye; the remaining 7 casualties had multiple penetrating injuries (5 abdominal combined with thorax and extremities, 1 perineum and extremities and 1 thorax and lumbal region). 2 of them died in postoperation time (penetrating abdominal wounds), 3 of them lost extremities (2 lower limb and 1 upper limb - shrapnel wounds). 1 is paraplegic after penetrating spinal injury. Overall mortality was 1.6 per cent (2/120), hospital mortality was 4.87 (2/41). Average score of injury categories (AIS - abbreviated injury scale) was AIS 4 (range 3 - 6), and average injury severity score was (ISS - injury severity score) 25 (range 9 - 99). Estimated hours). average transportation time to hospital was 3 hours (range 1 - 5 Conclusions. Analysis of events showed that the casualties had not received any adequate first aid before reaching the hospital. Authors concluded that hospitals were adequarely prepared for disaster management, but that there were serious insufficiences in organization of rescue teams.
Descriptors		WOUNDS AND INJURIES WAR WOUNDS, GUNSHOT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES WOUNDS, PENETRATING HOSPITALIZATION TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS