Citation

Nomikos N. Chin. J. Traumatol. 2018; 21(2): 109-112.

Affiliation

Sports Science-Medical Schools, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece. Electronic address: niknomikos@med.uoa.gr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Chinese Medical Association)

DOI

10.1016/j.cjtee.2017.09.005

PMID

29551581

Abstract

Trauma and the need of medical care exist since the beginning of human history. This research is aimed to identify and analyze trauma in antiquity. After a review of bibliography, the first reports of trauma (in Europe) were found in the Greek Epics of Homer. The analysis of these texts showed that injury could be caused to any part of the human body. The main cause of trauma was primarily participation in wars (178 cases), and then participation in sports (6 cases) and other activities (6 cases). This study identified a total of 190 injuries in both Homer epics. The more serious injuries, many of which proved fatal, were observed from participation in military activities.

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Language: en

Keywords

Injury; Medicine; Military; Sport; Trauma