INTENSIVE-CARE OF SEVERELY WOUNDED MILITARY AND CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN ZADAR, CROATIA

From August 1, 1991, to May 30, 1992, 148 severely wounded military an d civilian casualties with the injury severity score of 3 to 5 were tr eated in the intensive care unit of the Zadar General Hospital. There were 138 male and 10 female patients; their mean age was 32 years. The re were 64 wounded civilians and 84 wounded soldiers. The average evac uation time was 3 hours. Twelve (8%) severely wounded persons died. Th e cause of death was craniocereral injury in 7 patients (58%) and hemo rrhage in 4 patients (33%). Complications following shock-like acute r enal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, coagulopathy, and hepathopath y developed in 18 wounded persons (12%).