Introduction: Closed thoracic trauma is frequently associated with rib fractures and pulmonary contusions. Thoracic can be life-threatening if it not treated immediately properly. This study aimed to determine the relationship between scoring mortality in blunt patients sub-population Indonesia, especially at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia.
 Methods: a cross-sec...

We compared the surgical efficacy of the supraorbital key-hole approach (SKA) to conventional unilateral frontotemporal craniotomy (UFTC) for the treatment of patients with unilateral-dominant bilateral frontal contusions (BFCs). A retrospective analysis of 62 patients with unilateral-dominant BFCs who underwent surgery at our institute between 2014 and 2017 was performed. There were 26 patient...

OBJECTIVE to compare the frequency and the severity of diagnosed injuries between pedestrians struck by motor vehicles and victims of other blunt trauma mechanisms. METHODS retrospective analysis of data from the Trauma Registry, including adult blunt trauma patients admitted from 2008 to 2010. We reviewed the mechanism of trauma, vital signs on admission and the injuries identified. Severity...

Many studies have examined the preclinical efficacy of Mg2+ therapy in models of traumatic brain injury. However, more of these studies have examined sensorimotor and motor performance than cognitive performance following injury. The present paper reviews the use of Mg2+ therapy to facilitate cognitive recovery in several models of cortical injury in the rodent. The first study examined the abi...

OBJECTIVE To study profile of services provided by an accident and emergency care department (AECD) in connection with road traffic injuries involving children in "St. Maria" University Paediatrics Hospital, Iaşi, Romania. METHODS The survey represents a descriptive analysis of 2003-2005 data regarding the 538 injured children aged 0-18 years and allowed to design the request pattern based on...

Dhijnee, aged about 40 years, a Hindoo woman, was admitted into the 1st Surgeon's Ward of the Medical College Hospital on the 23rd September, 1866. She was picked up by a Police Chowkeydar, by whom she was found lying in the street insensible from the kick of a horse ; she had a contused wound on the posterior aspect of the head and on the left side. When admitted she was unconscious, but appea...