Abstract Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common reason for surgery in severely injured patients. In addition to direct cardiac damage after physical trauma, there is rising evidence that trauma induces secondary structural and functional damage. Previous research associates hip fractures with appearance of coronary heart disease: As 25% elderly patients developed a major adverse event fra...

BACKGROUND Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) has become standard therapy for patients who acutely arrest after injury. Patient selection is vitally important to achieve optimal outcomes without wasting valuable resources. The aim of this study was to determine the main factors that most influence survival after EDT. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-four studies that included 4,620 cases from institut...

INTRODUCTION Diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture is difficult, and delays could result in a catastrophic outcome. We reviewed our institution's management of patients with diaphragmatic rupture after blunt trauma. METHODS All patients in this study were treated at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, from March 2002 to October 2008. Patients with penetrating injuries were excluded. The parameter...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease and injury in Iran for the year 2003, using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) at the national level and for six selected provinces. METHODS Methods developed by the World Health Organization for National Burden of Disease (NBD) studies were applied to estimate disease and injury incidence for the calculation of ...

CONTEXT Since the early 1980s, the black-white gap in life expectancy at birth increased sharply and subsequently declined, but the causes of these changes have not been investigated. OBJECTIVE To determine the contribution of specific age groups and causes of death contributing to the changes in the black-white life expectancy gap from 1983-2003. DESIGN AND SETTING US vital statistics data...

This study describes the epidemiologic characteristics of 6,461 severely injured individuals. These attributes include age, sex, race/ethnic group, injury settings, and mechanisms, types and severity of injury. The injuries were 28.4 % work-related, 23.3 % iatrogenic, and 48.1% from personal injuries. The overall male:female ratio of persons injured was 2.2:1. Craniocerebral injuries accounted ...

Abstract Steel rail has been at the heart of transportation systems for nearly a hundred years. With rapid development railway transportation, steel operates in high-speed and heavy-duty operating environment. is prone to damages; thus, frequency inspection maintenance required prolong lifespan it. Failing proper periodical shall result accidents which cause injuries fatality, high repair cost ...

Twenty cases of custodial deaths were examined retrospectively in the present study. Out these twenty cases, there nineteen males and one case females. The majority occurred age group 31-40 years, followed by 21-30 years group. There 14 natural death whom presence pre-existing diseases was found 6 unnatural deaths. In this study out deaths, 10 Ischemic heart disease/myocardial infarction with 2...

Myocardial infarction is a common presentation of coronary artery disease and the leading cause of death worldwide. The present study was investigated potential resistance to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injuries following administration of methanolic (MeOH) extract of Scrophularia frigida (S. frigida) in isolated rat heart. Male Wistar rat hearts (n= 8-10) were isolated and allowed to equilibrat...

Myocardial infarction is a common presentation of coronary artery disease and the leading cause of death worldwide. The present study was investigated potential resistance to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injuries following administration of methanolic (MeOH) extract of Scrophularia frigida (S. frigida) in isolated rat heart. Male Wistar rat hearts (n= 8-10) were isolated and allowed to equilibrat...