Looking at trauma and deaths: Diyarbakir city in Turkey.
Injury
; 30(2): 111-4, 1999 Mar.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10476279
There were 329 trauma related deaths in Diyarbakir in 1997. Of these 226 were male (69%) and 103 were female (31%). The median age was 20 years old (range 1-82 years). Of the deaths, 30.5% were under 10, 51% were under 20 and 67% were under 30 years old. Two hundred and eleven deaths occurred in the hospital while 118 deaths occurred prehospital. Seventy-seven percent of hospital deaths (191) occurred in the first day. The most common cause of death was multiple injuries (151, 46%). Head injuries were the main reason for 128 deaths (46%). The most common mechanism of death was motor vehicle accident (131, 40%). The second was falls from a residential building (117, 33.7%).
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Heridas y Lesiones
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Injury
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos