Citation

Dreyfuss UY. Harefuah 2000; 138(9): 737-41, 807.

Affiliation

Dept. of Orthopedics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Israel Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10883226

Abstract

About 2500 soldiers were injured during the Six Day War (June 1967) of whom 115 suffered from burns. In 34 of them 15% or more of their body surface was involved and 11 died. Typical features of these burn cases were supplementary injuries, a high rate of infection, and long periods of hospitalization. Prophylactic antibiotics were not useful. The general condition of many deteriorated during the first week after injury, indicating the importance of treating severe burns in specialized facilities.

Language: he