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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Otologic Injuries Secondary to Explosive Attack.

E Demiray, H C Aydogan, M Cavlak, R Akcan, A Balseven-Odabasi, A R Tumer

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  1. Pattern of blast injuries. A systematic review: Part 2 - Landmines, unexploded ordnance and terrorism.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  2. A systematic review of otologic injuries sustained in civilian terrorist explosions.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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E DemiraySchool of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, 06100 Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5998-8784
H C AydoganSchool of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Gülhane Traning and Research Hospital, Etlik, Ankara, 06010 Turkey.
M CavlakSchool of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, 06100 Turkey.
R AkcanSchool of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, 06100 Turkey.
A Balseven-OdabasiSchool of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, 06100 Turkey.
A R TumerSchool of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, 06100 Turkey.

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Abstract

The frequency of injuries secondary to terrorist attack explosion is globally increasing. Like any other country, our country experienced multiple suicide bombings in recent years. Otologic injuries may be observed after these kinds of attacks. Considering otologic complaints are well known medical results of explosion attacks, routine otologic evaluation in the first examining hospital-even in case of no relevant complaint- is crucial for establishing causal relation in following forensic medicine evaluation. In this study, 33 cases from 6 suicide bomber attacks in 4 different incidents that happened in Turkey were evaluated for otologic injuries. Two out of three patients were not evaluated for otologic injuries in their first hospital visit. It was considered that 8 cases had a loss of hearing and 9 cases had tympanic membrane rupture secondary to the explosion. Complaints such as hearing loss and tinnitus very often after a bomb attack, we saw that 22 of 33 included patients did not have an ear nose, and throat examination at the time of the incident. In this kind of attack, there can be various life-threatening injuries and therefore relatively less important evaluations such as ENT examination can often be overlooked.

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BombExplosionLoss of hearingTerrorismTinnitus

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PMID36032860
PMCPMC9411434

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