Blunt thoracic trauma is one of the main contributors to trauma-related deaths, with broad possibility pathological chest injury. Imaging plays an important role in detecting most internal organ injuries. Here we presented a 56-years-old male progressive pain following blunt several days prior without any early intervention. Chest radiograph showed rib fractures, pneumothorax, atelectasis, and ...

The rate of volatile substance abuse is increasing among young people around the world. A 10-year-old boy was brought to emergency room by 112-emergency ambulance service due fall from roof a four-storey building. His general medical condition moderate-poor; his GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) nine, blood pressure: 118/90 mmHg, heart rate: 98/min, O2 saturation was: 100%. Skin abrasions were present o...

BACKGROUND According to the guidelines for treatment of multiple trauma patients, immobilization of the neck and neck collar fixation are essential. However, following neck collar fixation patients usually experience dyspnea. Some studies have found that neck collar fixation can lead to decreased pulmonary volumes, yet there have been no studies on the effect of neck collar fixation on patient ...

BACKGROUND Women living in poor and vulnerable neighbourhoods like Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) face multiple burdens related to the social determinants of health. Many of them struggle with addiction, are involved in the sex trade and experience homelessness and gender-based violence. Such evidence suggests that psychological trauma is also a common experience for these women. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Trauma is a major healthcare challenge worldwide. In developing countries, most road deaths happen during the pre-hospital phase; consequently, pre-hospital trauma care has received considerable attention during the past decades. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of pre-hospital oxygen therapy in patients with multiple trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Th...

Trauma is the leading cause of mortality in children over one year of age in industrialized countries. In this retrospective study we reviewed all chest trauma in pediatric patients admitted to Mansoura University Emergency Hospital from January 1997 to January 2007. Our hospital received 472 patients under the age of 18. Male patients were 374 with a mean age of 9.2±4.9 years. Causes were pene...

Theories of positive change following traumatic events, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG), posit that occurs in pre-determined domains. However, the domains which have largely been suggested from results studies looked at isolated events. The current paper has two aims: first, to explore whether looking for only limits opportunities identify other changes may occur; and second, describe proce...

Trauma is the leading cause of mortality in children over one year of age in industrialized countries. In this retrospective study we reviewed all chest trauma in pediatric patients admitted to Mansoura University Emergency Hospital from January 1997 to January 2007. Our hospital received 472 patients under the age of 18. Male patients were 374 with a mean age of 9.2±4.9 years. Causes were pene...