@article{ref1,
title="Explosion injuries in Finland 1991-1995",
journal="Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae",
year="1997",
author="Makitie, I. and Paloneva, H. and Tikka, S.",
volume="86",
number="3",
pages="209-213",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Explosion injuries have been considered an increasing problem in many countries. This study describes the incidence and significance of injuries of this kind in Finland. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All explosion injuries in the Finnish hospital records from January 1991 to December 1995 were studied. RESULTS: A total of 493 persons (2.0 cases per 100,000 person-years) required hospital treatment for injuries caused by explosions. In addition to the injured, 14 persons died. Causes of the accidents were the following: various unspecified explosions in 32% of the cases, fireworks in 29%, explosive materials in 25%, and explosions of pressure vessels in 13%. The male to female ratio was 9:1, and the average age of the injured was 30 years. The injury profile showed soft tissue wounds in 26%, burns in 25%, ear and eye injuries in 23%, crush and traumatic amputations in 14%, fractures in 10%, and neurological in 2%. The average in-patient time was 11 days corresponding to altogether 5640 hospital days. CONCLUSIONS: Explosion injuries are epidemiologically not a great problem in comparison with all accidents, but neither can they be considered nowadays as a negligible medical problem in Finland.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0355-9521",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}