Table 3 Characters of Ocular injuries in Tianjin explosion
From: Characteristics and treatments of ocular blast injury in Tianjin explosion in China
Gender | 88 male 28 female (3:1) |
|---|---|
Age | Median 35 years (range 12–82 years) |
Unilateral/Bilateral | 73/43 |
Injury patterns | Globe injury (52/159 eyes) |
Oculoplastic injury (114/159 eyes) | |
Neuro-ophthalmologic injury (8/159 eyes) | |
Associated systemic injury | 40/116 |
Mechanism of injury | Glass (68/116) |
Wave of blast (10/116) | |
Debris of blast (8/116) | |
Documented timing for surgeries (post explosion) | First-stage surgery 9.4 ± 6.4 h (range, 1 ~ 48 h) |
Second-stage surgery 14.7 ± 0.9 days | |
Location of victims | Home (68/116) |
Outside (16/116) | |
On the scene (14/116) | |
Distance to shotpoint | Less than 500 m (69/116) |
500 ~ 1000 m (22/116) | |
More than 1000 m (7/116) |