Objective To discuss the treatment of craniocerebral injuries caused by earthquake.
Methods Retrospective analysis of clinical information for 256 patients with craniocerebral injury caused by an earthquake.
Results The ‘Classification and Treatment’ was applied to the patients, whether or not they were operated on. A total of 146 patients were cured, 68 improved, 24 remained dependent on the care of others, and 8 died. The mortality rate was 3.13%.
Conclusion Applying the ‘Classification and Treatment’ to patients with craniocerebral injury following an earthquake supported the use of medical resources and was associated with a low rate of death and disability.
Citation: PENG Tao,XU Hong,WU Qi,ZHOU Zengjun,ZENG Yi,YOU Chao. Discussion of the Treatment of 256 Cases of Craniocerebral Injury by Earthquake in a Frontier Third-class First-grade Hospital. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2009, 09(2): 158-161. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20090033 Copy