DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i09.009

Pages: 1467-1471

Objective: To determine the X-ray, ultrasound, and epidemiological profile of the victims of the attacks of March and April 2019 received at the Mopti hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of the victims of the armed attacks of March and April 2019 received at Mopti hospital. The study included all stroke victims who had an x-ray or ultrasound during this time. The variables were the socio-demographic profile, the etiological mechanism, the imaging means and their results. Data analysis was done with SPSS version 25 and Excel 2016 software. Results: The most common age group was 15-29 years old at 35.4%. Men predominated with 66.7%. Civilians were more affected, 83.3%. Firearms accounted for 93.8% of the etiologies. The x-ray was no longer performed, ie 66.7%. The lower limbs were more affected with 31.8%. Fractures of the limbs and the presence of bullets were anomalies most frequent with 25% each one. Conclusion: The majority of the injured were predominantly young and male civilians. Firearms were the most common etiology with predominant involvement in the lower extremities. Radiography was the most used imaging method, and the most common abnormalities were fractures and the presence of ballistic fragments. Gastrointestinal perforation was the most suspected lesion on ultrasound.