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Blast injury ear in a low intensity conflict

Author(s) -

Anil Kakkar

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2231-3796

pISSN - 0973-7707

DOI - 10.1007/bf03028559

Subject(s) - blast injury , medicine , eardrum , otorhinolaryngology , tympanic membrane perforation , perforation , head and neck surgery , intensity (physics) , surgery , poison control , medical emergency , radiology , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , punching

The Eardrum is the most sensitive organ involved i blast injury and can be ruptured at relatively low pressure differentials. This study presents 200 cases of traumatic perforation among service personnel involved in a low intensity conflict, treated in a forward zonal hospital. Most blast injuries of the tympanic membrane (TM) heal spontaneously with conservative treatment (83%).

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