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  • Title: [The structure of non-combat injuries in survivors and victims of maritime disasters of warships in peace-time].
    Author: Zakrevskiĭ IuN, Manuĭlov VM.
    Journal: Voen Med Zh; 2012 Mar; 333(3):42-7. PubMed ID: 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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