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Blast injuries of the ear as a result of the Peterborough lorry explosion: 22 March 1989

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. R. Bruins  and
R. H. Cawood
W. R. Bruins*
Affiliation:
Peterborough
R. H. Cawood
Affiliation:
Peterborough
*
Dr W. R. Bruins, S.H.O. Ear, Nose and Throat, ENT Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough.
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Abstract

This 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.

Keywords

Blast injuriesTemporal bone
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 11 , November 1991 , pp. 890 - 895
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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Footnotes

Presented at the Meeting of the East Anglian ENT Association, Friday, 2 June 1989. Edith Cavell Hospital, Brctton Gate, Peterborough.

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