TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Hospitalized tornado victims
JO  - Alabama medicine : journal of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama
A1  - Harris, L. F.
SP  - 12, 14, 16
EP  - 12, 14, 16
VL  - 61
IS  - 7
N2  - We reviewed the clinical findings of 59 patients admitted to Huntsville's three hospitals during the first 24 hours after the November 15, 1989, tornado and as a result of injury caused by the tornado. Fracture of a bone was the most common injury followed by soft tissue trauma and infection. A variety of non-traumatic conditions also were encountered. Fractures were more frequent above the waist than below and five fractures became infected resulting in osteomyelitis. Infections most often involved the urinary tract and bone and were caused primarily by aerobic gram-negative bacilli. The hospital mortality rate was 7%.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0738-4947
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -