BACKGROUND: @entity3614 result in premature deaths and burdening of healthcare systems. The objective of this study was to explore the characteristics and outcome of @entity1 presenting to the @entity341 in Pakistan with bomb @entity3614 . METHODS: Active surveillance was conducted in seven major @entity341 of Pakistan from November 2010-March 2011. All the sites are tertiary care urban centers. All the @entity1 who presented to the hospital's @entity341 ( @entity341 ) following a @entity3614 as per self-report or the ambulance personnel were included in the study. Frequency of demographics, injury pattern, and outcomes were calculated. RESULTS: A total of 103 @entity1 with bomb @entity3614 presented to the selected @entity341 . The median age of @entity1 was 30 years. Around three-fourth of the @entity1 were males (n = 74, 74.7%). Most of the @entity3614 @entity1 were seen in Peshawar (n = 41, 39.8%) and Karachi city (n = 31, 30.1%) and the most common mode of arrival was non-ambulance transport (n = 71, 76.3%). @entity3140 (n = 12, 40%) were common in the under 18 age group and lower limb @entity130 (n = 31, 39.2%) in the 18 years and above group. There were a total of 8 (7.7%) deaths reported out of these 103 @entity1 . CONCLUSION: @entity3614 in Pakistan generally affect young males. Non-ambulance transport is the most common way to access @entity341 ( @entity341 ). Overall @entity341 mortality is high and capturing data during a disaster in an @entity341 is challenging.

XXXX : an exploration of @entity1 characteristics and outcome using Pakistan National Emergency Departments Surveillance (Pak-NEDS) data.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3614 :: ('MESH:D001753', 'Disease') :: ['bomb blast injury', 'Bomb blast injuries', 'bomb blast', 'blast injuries'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['emergency department', 'ED', 'emergency departments'] @entity3140 :: ('MESH:D038062', 'Disease') :: ['Upper limb injuries'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['injuries']
@entity3614 :: (MESH:D001753,Disease) :: ['Bomb blast injuries']
