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Causes of death of patients with multiple injuries in Debrecen, Hungary
1Department of Traumatology, University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary.
Objective:
To find out the main causes of death of people who had multiple severe injuries.
Design:
Retrospective study.
Setting:
Teaching hospital, Hungary.
Subjects:
86 people with severe multiple injuries, of whom 59 died and had necropsies.
Main Outcome Measure:
Establishment of a database.
Results:
Consumption of alcohol was a common precursor. Head and chest injuries predominated. More pedestrians than people in vehicles were killed, and there were 8 suicides and 3 murders. There were no gunshot injuries.
Conclusions:
Reduction of deaths from multiple injuries is as much a socioeconomic as a medical matter.
