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  • Title: Intensive care of severely wounded military and civilian casualties in Zadar, Croatia.
    Author: Mlinarić J, Nincević N, Peranić H, Kostov D, Gnjatović D, Dominis M, Tolić I, Mitrović N, Serić J.
    Journal: Mil Med; 1994 Jun; 159(6):434-7. PubMed ID: 7984300.
    Abstract:
    From August 1, 1991, to May 30, 1992, 148 severely wounded military and civilian casualties with the injury severity score of 3 to 5 were treated in the intensive care unit of the Zadar General Hospital. There were 138 male and 10 female patients; their mean age was 32 years. There were 64 wounded civilians and 84 wounded soldiers. The average evacuation time was 3 hours. Twelve (8%) severely wounded persons died. The cause of death was craniocerebral injury in 7 patients (58%) and hemorrhage in 4 patients (33%). Complications following shock-like acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, coagulopathy, and hepathopathy developed in 18 wounded persons (12%).
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