Penetrating chest trauma, Demography and distribution of injuries; A cross sectional observational study

Mohd Altaf Wani; Showkat Hussain Tali; Mohd Ashraf Bhat; Ashiq Hussain Naqshbandi

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Penetrating chest trauma, Demography and distribution of injuries; A cross sectional observational study

Mohd Altaf Wani, Showkat Hussain Tali, Mohd Ashraf Bhat, Ashiq Hussain Naqshbandi

Abstract :

Introduction: Penetrating chest trauma is a serious type of injury that results in significant mortality and morbidity in the affected population. Material and Methods: Patients of all ages with penetrating chest trauma were enrolled in the study. Demographic details and the nature of penetrating injuries were recorded as per pre–designed proforma. Observations and Results: A total of 125 cases with penetrating chest injuries were enrolled in the study. Majority of the affected population was male (86.4%), from urban areas (55.2%) and between age of 21 to 30 years (38.4%). Bullets were the cause of injury in the majority of cases (62.4%)followed by shrapnels (33.6%). Most of the patients had received injurieson the left chest 62 (49.6%). Conclusion: Young male adults from urban areas were most vulnerable to penetrating chest trauma injuries and bullet were the most frequent cause for these injuries.