this study is carried out to determine effective risk factors for early death and their causes in those who died due to intra cerebral hemorrhage within 30 days.materials and methods: from patients who have been admitted in neurologic ward of imam khomeini hospital in tabriz, we enrolled 100 patients with intra cerebral hemorrhage and the causes and risk factors effective in early death were ev...

background: burn injuries impose a considerable burden on healthcare systems in iran. it is among the top ten causes of mortality and a main cause of disability. objectives: this study aimed to examine factors influencing mortality in burn patients admitted to the main educational tertiary referral hospital in kermanshah. patients and methods: all patients admitted to the imam khomeini hospital...

aim : the aim of this study was to provide quantitative estimations of the burden of death in term of years of life lost (yll) due to colorectal cancer (crc) in iran and a temporal trend analysis. background : colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. yll is a tool for quantifying the burden of disease according to mortality rates. the aim of this s...

Introduction: International travel is increasing, yet few studies have reported on country-level death rates among international travelers. The data regarding the death profiles of overseas Irish travelers is insufficient. The current study examined data obtained from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to profile these deaths. Methods: Data...

Objectives: The present research was carried out to explore the perceived impact of terrorist attacks in terms of dread, lack of control and extent of exposure in death anxiety. It was also intended to explore the moderating effect of resilient attributes, and religious beliefs were investigated. Methods: Sample consisted of 359 students (directly perceived =159, and in-directly perceived =20...

background: to determine the role of drugs in fatal overdose, analyses were done on samples obtained from autopsy examination and death and crime scene investigations. the aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of toxicology analyses of postmortem biological and non-biological samples belonging to a subject in determining the forensic cause of death. methods: toxicological analysis we...

death has been and is the most important problem of human being throughout the history. every man is innately in the pursuit of immortality, life and well-fare as they also hate destruction and annihilation. this problem as well as related views and analyses of the true nature of death, the elements of reducing the dread of death have all direct effect on meaningfulness of life. whether or not ...

According to standard comparativist views, death is bad insofar as it deprives someone of goods she would otherwise have had. In The Ethics of Killing, Jeff McMahan argues against such views and in favor of a gradualist account according to which how bad it is to die is a function of both the future goods of which the decedent is deprived and her cognitive development when she dies. Comparativi...

A transition model hypothesizes that the discrepancy between desired and expected time left to live is greater for mid-old persons than young-old persons. This discrepancy arouses a greater fear of death, which is influenced by age, health, and purpose in life. With the use of the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, 192 older adults (60 to 84 years of age) were assessed on these variables and...