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APPENDIX E

Combined Wound Groups

A detailed classification of three of thewound classes (intrathoracic, thoracoabdominal, and combined intra-abdominal andintrathoracic wounds) with emphasis upon the relative importance of abdominaland thoracic components when both are present is presented in table 1. Asummarized listing of this information has already been presented in chapterVII (p. 502).

TABLE 1.-Classification of cases withprincipal wounds of chest to show hemothorax and relativeimportance of abdominal and thoracic components when both are present

[Data are based on severity of internal injuryand surgical approach]

Abdominal and thoracic components	Abdomen	Chest	Total
Combined intra-abdominal and intrathoracic:
Bilateral	10	6	16
Left	15	4	19
Right	16	8	24
Table	41	18	59
Intrathoracic:
Bilateral	---	26	26
Left	---	43	43
Right	---	65	65
Unclassified	---	4	4
Table	---	138	138
Thoracoabdominal:
Bilateral	3	4	7
Left	41	67	108
Right	45	50	95
Unclassified	2	---	2
Table	91	121	212
Grand total	132	277	409

NOTE.-Data from study of Fifth U.S. Army hospital battle casualty deaths.

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