RESUMEN
The incidence of blast trauma to the ears in significant numbers is relatively rare in peace time. This paper outlines the results and management of twenty patients injured as a result of the outside explosion of 800 kg of high explosives in Peterborough on 22 March 1989.
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Traumatismos por Explosión/complicaciones , Cóclea/lesiones , Pérdida Auditiva Sensorineural/etiología , Acúfeno/etiología , Membrana Timpánica/lesiones , Audiometría , Pérdida Auditiva Sensorineural/cirugía , Humanos , Membrana Timpánica/cirugíaRESUMEN
As a result of the lorry explosion on the Fengate Industrial Estate, Peterborough on 22nd March 1989, 82 casualties arrived at Peterborough District Hospital. Despite the fact that casualties arrived at the A&E Department in large numbers before the Major Accident Plan could be implemented, all of the casualties had been assessed and either admitted or sent home within 3 h of the explosion. In the process several valuable lessons were learned, and their implications are discussed in this paper.