TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Prevalence and characteristics of earthquake-related head injuries: a systematic review
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Igarashi, Yutaka
A1  - Matsumoto, Narumi
A1  - Kubo, Tatsuhiko
A1  - Yamaguchi, Masahiro
A1  - Nakae, Ryuta
A1  - Onda, Hidetaka
A1  - Yokobori, Shoji
A1  - Koido, Yuichi
A1  - Yokota, Hiroyuki
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review to determine the prevalence and characteristics of earthquake-associated head injuries for better disaster preparedness and management. <br><br>METHODS: We searched for all publications related to head injuries and earthquakes from 1985 to 2018 in MEDLINE and other major databases. A search was conducted using "earthquakes," "wounds and injuries," and "cranio-cerebral trauma" as a medical subject headings. <br><br>RESULTS: Included in the analysis were 34 articles. With regard to the commonly occurring injuries, earthquake-related head injury ranks third among patients with earthquake-related injuries. The most common trauma is lower extremity (36.2%) followed by upper extremity (19.9%), head (16.6%), spine (13.1%), chest (11.3%), and abdomen (3.8%). The most common earthquake-related head injury was laceration or contusion (59.1%), while epidural hematoma was the most common among inpatients with intracranial hemorrhage (9.5%) followed by intracerebral hematoma (7.0%), and subdural hematoma (6.8%). Mortality rate was 5.6%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Head injuries were found to be a commonly occurring trauma along with extremity injuries. This knowledge is important for determining the demands for neurosurgery and for adequately managing patients, especially in resource-limited conditions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.31
ID  - ref1
ER  -