Citation

Voen. Med. Zh. 2012; 333(3): 42-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Izdatelstvo Krasnaia Zvezda RIO GSh RF)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22686031

Abstract

The structure of accidents and injuries in victims of major maritime disasters involving fires and explosions on warships from 1976-2011. It is established that the main damage of the injured are acute inhalation of carbon monoxide poisoning is mild, 33.3%, combined blast and mechanical trauma 25%, the combined mechanical and burn trauma-cold 21.2%, the combined mechanical-burn injury 13.4%, combined blast and cold injuries 5.3%, burns and chemical damage a 1.8%. The main causes of mortality were acute inhalation poisoning with carbon monoxide, severe burns of the upper respiratory tract bums, III and IV 12.4%. Bums I and II degree against carbon monoxide poisoning is mild with drowning as a major cause of death recorded 11.8%; combined mechanical-burn were travmy 19.2%, the combined mechanical-burn-cold injury was 9.4%, combined blast and mechanical trauma 26.3%, combined explosive, mechanical, and cold injuries 14.7%, and chemical burn of 6.2%.

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