More detailed inpatient information is available from data collected on 4,832 patients admitted to hospitals following the 1988 earthquake in Armenia (33). Consistent with findings from other major earthquakes, these data show that combination injuries constituted 39.7% of the cases. Superficial trauma such as lacerations and contusions were the most frequently observed (24.9%), followed by head injuries (22%), lower extremity injuries (19%), crush syndrome (11%), and upper extremity trauma (10%).