Terrorist bombing experience during 1975-79. Casualties admitted to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
During a period of 4 1/2 yr, 24 terrorist explosions occurred in Jerusalem. Of the 511 casualties, 340 were evacuated to the Department of Emergency in our hospital. A total of 272 admissions were graded by the "Injury Severity Score" (1), with a breakdown into light injuries (87%), medium (3%) and severe (10%). The high proportion of light injuries may be explained by the evacuation of all casualties to the nearest hospital without on-site triage. Injuries to the head and neck comprised 19.3%, and to the extremities 39% of all injuries.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000293:injuries; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence