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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2023

A needful, unique, and in-place evaluation of the injuries in earthquake victims with computed tomography, in catastrophic disasters! The 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes: part II.

Gokhan Tonkaz, Demet Sengul, Tumay Bekci, Ilker Sengul, Ismet Mirac Cakir, Ramazan Orkun Onder, Duygu Erkal Tonkaz, Uluhan Eryuruk, Iskender Aksoy, Eduardo Carvalho de Arruda Veiga and 1 more

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Article in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gokhan TonkazGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5759-0206
Demet SengulGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-0621
Tumay BekciGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3147-2786
Ilker SengulGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Endocrine Surgery - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5217-0755
Ismet Mirac CakirGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-7493
Ramazan Orkun OnderGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0616-2564
Duygu Erkal TonkazGumushane State Hospital, Department of Radiology - Gümüşhane, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8201-1568
Uluhan EryurukGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6581-621X
Iskender AksoyGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-3342
Eduardo Carvalho de Arruda VeigaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-861X
Serdar AslanGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-8767
Giresun University · TRGümüşhane University · TRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to determine the computed tomography findings associated with very recent catastrophic 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake-related injuries and their anatomotopographic distribution in the adult population.

methodsThe incorporated computed tomography scans of 768 adult cases who had been admitted to the hospital and had undergone computed tomography imaging after these tragic disasters had been examined on the Teleradiology Reporting System of the Turkish Ministry of Health. To this end, the injuries were classified into six categories: head, thoracic, spinal, pelvic, extremity, and abdominal injury, with three age groups (18-34, 35-64, and ³65 years) and four different imaging intervals (<24, 24-48, 49-72, and >72 h).

resultsThis study incorporated 316 (41.1%) cases on the first day, 57 (7.5%) on the second day, 219 (28.5%) on the third day, and 176 (22.9%) on the fourth day after the earthquake or later. Of the 768 cases, 109 (14.2%) had a head injury, 100 (13.0%) had a thoracic injury, 99 (12.9%) had a spinal injury, 51 (6.6%) had a pelvic injury, 41 (5.4%) had an extremity injury, and 11 (1.4%) had an abdominal injury.

conclusionIn these regrettable earthquake disasters, we determined a high ratio of head injuries, which was closely followed by thoracic and spinal injuries, in our preliminary outcomes for the pediatric population, Part I. The frequency of abdominal injuries was low among individuals who experienced the earthquake. Last but not least, we have noticed a higher likelihood of spinal injury in individuals older than 65 years in the studied population.

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Abdominal InjuriesDisastersEarthquakesSpinal InjuriesAdolescentAdultChildHumansSyriaTomography, X-Ray ComputedTurkey

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