Open AccessBlast 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%).