results males (8,593 patients) were more likely to have eye trauma than females (1,262). the mean age for the outpatient cases was 20.3 ± 16.39 years and for the inpatient cases it was 22.7 ± 18.95 years. the workplace was the most common site for trauma and the cornea was the most reported anatomically injured site. for those patients who had not used safety and protection equipment, 93.1% wer...

spinal traumatic injuries are the major damage which is associated with morbidity and mortality rates. in this study the epidemiological characteristics of spinal trauma and their outcome were investigated. in this cross sectional study, trauma patients who admitted to imam reza hospital were included. their information such as age, sex, type of injury, severity of injury and site of injury was...

BACKGROUND We performed a retrospective case-control study to assess the values of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in a large number of patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with different types of trauma. METHODS The study population consisted of all patients aged 18 years or older admitted to the local ED with all types of traumas over a 1-year period. Results of cTnI were compared w...

Background: Chronic diseases affect the lives of the patient and caregiver. Caring for a patient with a chronic psychiatric illness, such as bipolar disorder, is a stressful and challenging activity. Caregivers of severe psychiatric patients are the primary victims of violence by patients. Caring for these patients can be very stressful for the caregiver to the extent of experiencing post-traum...

introduction: traumatic injuries to the teeth are among the most serious dental accidents, with the anterior teeth being mostly affected. some consequences of dental trauma include misshaping, speech defects, psychological and social effects. the knowledge of the field can reduce the suffering, cost, and the time for patients, parents, and health care providers. the aim of this study was to inv...

while blunt trauma of the head and neck are a common pattern of injury, significant problems related to the prompt diagnosis and optimal management of traumatic artery injuries have been reported in the literature. while patients with major artery injuries might develop hemorrhagic shock very rapidly, patients with blunt cerebrovascular injuries (bcvi) can present asymptomatic, but complication...

background & objectives : trauma is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in different countries.  road accidents are the main causes of death due to trauma.  the injury resulted from traffic accident is one of the neglected problems of public health whose follow-up is necessary.  the purpose of this survey is to study the epidemiology of injuries and their causes in traumatic pati...

blunt injury to the chest can affect any one or all components of the chest wall and thoracic cavity. the clinical presentation of patients with blunt chest trauma varies widely and ranges from minor reports of pain to florid shock. traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is a rare cardiovascular complication of blunt chest trauma. tricuspid valve regurgitation is usually begotten by disorders ...

PURPOSE The primary objective of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with undertriage and the risk factors for mortality among the undertriaged patients at a level I safety-net trauma center. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed of all trauma patients who presented to a level I safety-net trauma center with an injury severity score >15 over a 2-year period (2013-...