[Anatomic analysis of Wenchuan earthquake injuries with otorhinolaryngology symptoms].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the injuries after the earthquake with otorhinolaryngology symptoms and the characteristics of with injuries and to provide some information when dealing with similar disasters in the future.


METHODS
The basic information of earthquake-related injuries with otorhinolaryngology symptoms was collected in 11 large and medium-sized hospitals (including foreign medical teams) in Mianyang City and the surrounding four hard-hit counties. Their characteristics were analyzed together.


RESULTS
There were 289 patients that have otorhinolaryngology symptoms in the 11 included hospitals, among them there were 217 cases have definite records that could be analyzed. The data showed that damage to ear and head and neck injuries as the main symptoms was large proportion of injuries suffer multiple fractures and soft tissue injuries such as skin abrasions . Nose injury and facial fractures were also common. Orbital fracture and eye damage could be combined occurred. Brain injury and skull fractures often occurred while trachea and throat injury was rare happened.


CONCLUSIONS
Different disaster cause different damage. After the establishment of disaster-related injuries in professional spectrum more active and effective could be behaved in life rescue and the arrangement of personnel and material when dealing with similar situations.
Wang
Jie
J
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mianyang Central Hospital, Sichuan 621000, China.
Liu
Qing-Jun
QJ
Liu
Guo-Qi
GQ
Yin
Jian-Ping
JP
Liu
Yong
Y
Yang
Hong-Mei
HM
Qiao
Cheng-De
CD
Yin
Wei-Min
WM
Wang
Zhong-Hua
ZH
Xia
Shi-Quan
SQ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult