Physical injuries and fatalities resulting from the Oklahoma City bombing

Article Abstract:

A review of the injuries and deaths in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City revealed that four times as many people were injured as killed. A total of 759 people were injured in the blast and 167 died from their injuries. Eighty-three people were hospitalized and 509 were treated in emergency departments and released. Hospital charges totalled over $2.57 million and treatment at private physicians' offices added another $99,190. Those in the part of the building that collapsed were much more likely to die. Others were injured by flying glass and debris.

Analysis, Statistics, Wounds and injuries, Injuries

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Surveillance and prevention of residential-fire injuries

Article Abstract:

The rate of fire-related injuries dropped significantly in a section of Oklahoma City after volunteers gave free smoke detectors to residents of an inner city area. This 24-square-mile area in the center of the city accounted for 45% of fire-related injuries even though only 16% of the population lived there. A survey revealed that 11,881 homes in the area did not have a smoke detector. A total of 10,100 smoke detectors were distributed to these homes and in the fours years that followed, the rate of fire-related injuries in the area fell 80%.

Usage, Prevention, Burns, Fire detectors, Smoke detectors, Burns and scalds

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Psychiatric Disorders Among Survivors of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Article Abstract:

Many survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially those who had a pre-existing psychiatric disorder before the bombing. In a survey of 182 survivors who were interviewed about six months after the bombing, 45% had some kind of psychiatric disorder and 34% had PTSD. Almost half of those with a pre-existing psychiatric disorder developed PTSD compared to 26% of those who no such history. Many continued to re-experience the event, even those who did not develop PTSD.

Psychological aspects, Causes of, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Disaster victims

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