Triage and Evaluation of Blast-Injured Patients in Wenling Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tanker Explosion
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On June 13, 2020, a liquefied petroleum gas tanker exploded in Wenling. Here, the authors describe the mass casualty emergency response to the explosion. The authors collected the medical records of 176 inpatients at 8 hospitals in Taizhou and Hangzhou. The 176 inpatients with blast injuries comprised 70 females and 106 males, with an average age of 45.48 ± 19.96 years, and more than half of the patients were farmers. They were transported to six hospitals distributed around the explosion site in Taizhou in the initial rescue period and were grouped according to their new injury severity score as having mild, moderate, severe, or extremely severe injuries. Most patients with severe and extremely severe injuries were admitted to a superior hospital for postsecondary triage. Forty-four patients experienced primary blast injuries, 137 experienced secondary blast injuries, 37 experienced tertiary blast injuries, and 40 patients experienced quaternary blast injuries. Multiple blast injuries were suffered by 62 patients. Most patients (95.45%) suffered external injuries, with the chest, extremities, and face as the main affected areas. Burns were diagnosed in 26 adults, of whom 15.38%, 19.23%, 7.70%, and 57.69% suffered mild, moderate, severe, and extremely severe cases. Sixteen burn patients suffered from burn-blast injuries. Upper limbs and the head/face/neck area, as exposed areas, were more likely to experience a burn injury. Inhalation was the main accompanying injury. Of the eight patients who died in the prehospital session, seven had burn injuries. This report on the accident and injury characteristics of an open-air LPG-related explosion will facilitate responses to subsequent catastrophes.
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44 |
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Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association - 44(2023), 6 vom: 02. Nov., Seite 1492-1501 |
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Shao, Jiaming [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 08.11.2023 Date Revised 12.11.2023 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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