Citation

Geva H, Linn S, Revach M, Michaelson M, Gavish I, Wiener M, Brandes JM. Harefuah 1989; 117(5-6): 113-118.

Affiliation

Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Israel Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2485749

Abstract

Most casualties of the Peace for Galilee operation were hospitalized at the Rambam Medical Center. Data from the medical records of 864 casualties of the first 15 weeks of the conflict were analyzed. 75% of them were battle casualties, and the rest were injured in accidents. Since this is the major central hospital of northern Israel, most of the severe, and about a third of the minor casualties were hospitalized here. Half of the cases reached hospital within 3 hours and 20 minutes of the time of injury. The overall mortality of all casualties, battle and accident, was 2.9%. The mortality among battle casualties who arrived at the hospital alive, was 3.4%.

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