Introduction: Since February 24, 2022, at the time of writing this plan, approximately 400,000+ refugees had entered Moldova and 282,842 exited Moldova. EMTCC will need to coordinate international medical teams assisting with increasing refugee numbers crossing into from southern Ukraine for MOH EMT’s in support trauma management Palanca related borders referral health care facilities within Me...

BACKGROUND Trauma is still the leading cause of death in many regions of the world. Severity scores have been developed to assist in management of trauma victims. Immune response to trauma has been known to positively correspond to the severity of trauma. Part of this response involves release of cytokines into blood circulation which promote the acute inflammatory response commonly seen after ...

Abstract Aim This audit aimed to assess the quality of documentation sensory function assessment in hand trauma patients treated at a regional referral unit. The was based on British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma and Orthopaedics (BOAST) “Peripheral Nerve Injury” national guideline, last updated December 2021. Method scope included all referrals received between 1st 10th March 20...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been playing an increasingly important role in the spinal trauma patients due to high sensitivity for detection of acute soft tissue and cord injuries. More and more patients are undergoing MRI for spinal trauma in the emergency settings, thus necessitating the interpreting physicians to be familiar with MRI findings in spinal trauma. In this pictorial revie...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of abuse history, other major trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on medical symptoms and health-related daily functioning in women with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS We administered a questionnaire to 713 consecutive women seen in a referral-based pelvic pain clinic. RESULTS We found that 46.8% reported having either a sexual or physical abuse hi...

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem in critically ill patients and is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Recently, serum cystatin C has been shown to be superior to creatinine in early detection of renal function impairment. We compared estimated GFR based on serum cystatin C with estimated GFR based on serum creatinine for early detection of ...

OBJECTIVE To characterise balance disorders occurring after head trauma, using videonystagmography, and to test the efficiency of videonystagmography as a diagnostic and monitoring tool. METHOD Prospective, cohort analysis of 126 head trauma patients managed with vestibular evaluation, monitoring and treatment, in a tertiary referral centre. Analytical parameters included: head injury severit...

background & aim: patients with spinal cord injury (sci) impose a heavy burden on health care system. awareness on prevalence and incidence of sci is important because this would show the necessity of prevention. this study aimed to investigate the epidemiology and types of traumatic spinal cord injuries in a trauma referral center in guilan. methods & materials/patients: this is a descriptive ...

Prolonged and possibly permanent change in sensation due to nerve damage can occur after dental injections. Although the condition is rare, many practitioners will see this form of nerve injury during their careers. The exact mechanism of the injury has yet to be determined, and little can be done to prevent its occurrence. This type of injury carries with it many functional and psychological i...