An evaluation of dental and maxillofacial trauma in a level 1 trauma center in Israel was carried out to assess the causes of trauma and the relationship between the injuries to the patient's age, gender and ethnicity. Analysis was based on data from the Israel Trauma Registry. Patients hospitalized in a level 1 trauma center from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2005 were analyzed according to ...

conclusions close attention to these predictors may aid officials in planning effective training programs and prevention measures. these predictors can also be used in the legislation of traffic laws and regulations and managerial plans of hospitals. patients and methods this longitudinal study reviewed 15,331 injuries in 21 hospitals in the city of tabriz from march 2012 to march 2013. the req...

conclusions complications of trauma-related injuries are significant factors affecting the outcome of patients. there has been limited research directly exploring this topic, possibly due to the difficulty of undertaking such studies. a particularly important research topic is the prevention and management of complications in elderly trauma patients with comorbidities. in conclusion, complicati...

Recent research has shown that temporomandibular symptoms may be associated with or occur independently of whiplash-associated disorders related to motor-vehicle collisions. A PubMed/Medline search was conducted using the terms "temporomandibular disorders," "orofacial pain," "temporomandibular joint," "whiplash," and "whiplash-associated disorders and motor-vehicle accidents and motor-vehicle ...

2 Yichun Vocational Technical College, Yichun, 336000, P. R. China Abstract: A drink driving online control system based on photoelectric detection technology is introduced in the paper. The system can take the initiative to force motor vehicle drivers to test their drinking status, and reasonably control the driver’s behavior accordingly. The basic principle is to use the characteristic that 1...

The prediction of traffic accidents is one of most important issues in our life. In the prediction of traffic accidents, a GIS platform to extract the important features including day, temperature, humidity, weather conditions, and month of occurred traffic accidents has been used. In this study, a decision making system (DMS) based on correlation-based feature selection and classifier algorith...

PRINCIPALS Over a million people worldwide die each year from road traffic injuries and more than 10 million sustain permanent disabilities. Many of these victims are pedestrians. The present retrospective study analyzes the severity and mortality of injuries suffered by adult pedestrians, depending on whether they used a zebra crosswalk. METHODS Our retrospective data analysis covered adult ...

Background: Road accidents and their resulting deaths are important issues in the Iranian society. Identifying the distribution of mortality as a result of road accidents has a significant role in preventing this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of road deaths in Southern Kerman Province, Iran, from 2012 to 2015. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional stu...

It is well known that driving under the influence of alcohol increases the risk of traffic accidents. Alcohol-dependent patients are responsible for two-thirds of motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol. Studies carried out on the general population have shown a relation between alcohol dependence and traffic accidents. The aim of the study is to analyse the effect on traffic accidents of treat...