Souka H M
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Br J Surg. 1992 Dec;79(12):1307-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800791221.
During the Gulf War 84 patients underwent surgery in the Jubail Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia. The median time to evacuate casualties to hospital was 8 h 40 min. Fragments caused 88 per cent of injuries; 11 per cent were caused by bullets. Multiple lesions were encountered in 70 per cent of patients. The extremities (76 per cent) were the most frequently injured site, the lower limbs more so than the upper. Soft tissue injuries prevailed (59 per cent).
海湾战争期间，84名患者在沙特阿拉伯朱拜勒武装部队医院接受了手术。将伤员疏散至医院的中位时间为8小时40分钟。88%的损伤由碎片造成；11%由子弹造成。70%的患者有多处损伤。四肢（76%）是最常受伤的部位，下肢比上肢更常见。软组织损伤占多数（59%）。
