OBJECTIVE To provide an epidemiological overview of the characteristics of injured children and to compare hospitalized and nonhospitalized injured children to identify predictors of hospitalization and, with that, possible predictors of disablement. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data obtained from a computerized trauma registration system and medical records. SETTING Department of Traum...

background: in recent decades, ‎due to the increase in users of roads and inadequate attention to the creation and development of appropriate passageways for traffic, there has been a growing trend in traffic accidents and casualties caused by them. the traffic accidents among pedestrians to take necessary measures in a timely fashion should be well studied. this study was conducted with the go...

This study characterizes traffic accidents involving motorcycles according to local conditions, data concerning the type of accident, date and time, and identifies among these variables those associated with the death of victims. This retrospective study uses data from traffic collision reports from 2004 and death records from the institute of forensic medicine. A total of 99.4% of the events o...

Background Road traffic accidents are commonly encountered incidents that can cause high-intensity injuries to the victims and have direct impacts on the members of the society. Iran has one of the highest incident rates of road traffic accidents. The objective of this study was to model the patterns of road traffic accidents leading to injury in Kurdistan province, Iran. Methods A time-serie...

Road traffic accidents are a major cause of premature death and disabilities. Every year the lives of almost 1.24 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. Between 20 to 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. Road traffic injuries cause considerable economic losses to victims, their families, and to...

Objective To analyse the circumstances of fatal and non-fatal mountain hiking accidents caused by falls. Methods The study was designed as a retrospective analysis. Mountain hiking accidents caused by falls were documented during a 9-year period (2006-2014). After screening of all data for potential exclusion criteria the final sample size of 5368 accidents and 5665 victims was included into ...

OBJECTIVES To describe the profile of the victims of road accidents presenting physical sequelae, according to the criteria established by researchers and analyze the trends in hospitalization for this cause in Brazil, from 2000 to 2013. METHODS An ecological time-series study was performed using the data from the Hospital Information System of the National Health System (SUS). Trends in hosp...

Background: Traffic accidents are unintentional incidents on the road that can result in casualties. Accident victims must be immediately moved to a safer place with right process. The ability of rescuer carry out process transportation and relocation will greatly affect victim's condition. This study aims determine community's transfer accident Bendo Village, Pare District, Kedir Regency. Meth...

Traffic injuries are currently one of the world's main public health issues in both developed and developing countries. This study aimed to describe the circumstances involved in traffic accidents and the profile of the victims attended at Hospital de Urgências de Goiânia, age group of 15 to 24 years and residents in Goiânia--Brazil. It is a prospective cross-sectional study carried out from Au...