Retrospective Analysis of Injuries and Hospitalizations of Patients Following the 2009 Earthquake of L’Aquila City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacopo Del Papa (University of L'Aquila, corresponding author), Pierpaolo Vittorini (0000-0002-6975-8958, University of L'Aquila), Francesco D’Aloisio (0000-0001-5892-6015, University of L'Aquila), Mario Muselli (0000-0001-5816-2393, University of L'Aquila), Anna Rita Giuliani (0000-0002-0949-1390, University of L'Aquila), Alfonso Mascitelli (Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale Abruzzo), Leila Fabiani (0000-0002-0597-1450, University of L'Aquila) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1675-1675 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16101675 |
| PMID | 31091681 |
| OpenAlex | W2944997633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 21 |
The aim of this study was to investigate the injury patterns and the hospitalizations of patients who were admitted to hospital following the 2009 earthquake in the city of L'Aquila, Central Italy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to analyze the patterns of earthquake-related injuries in Italy. We reviewed the hospital discharge data of 171 patients admitted to hospital within the following 96 h from the mainshock. This is an observational and descriptive study: We controlled for variables such as patient demographics, primary and secondary ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases) diagnosis codes in order to identify the multiple injured patients, main type of injury that resulted in the hospital admission, discharge disposition, and average length of stay (LOS). Seventy-three percent of the 171 patients were admitted to hospital on the first day. Multiple injuries accounted for 52% of all trauma admissions, with a female to male ratio of 63% versus 37%. The most common type of injuries involved bone fractures (46.8%), while lower extremities were the most frequently affected sites (38.75%). The average LOS was 12.11 days. This study allows the evaluation of the impact of earthquake-related injuries in relation both to the health needs of the victims and to the use of the health care resources and assistance
Demographics · External cause · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Observational study · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Retrospective cohort study · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Demography · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |