Case report On the 14 April 1998 a 27 year old male motorcyclist was involved in a road traYc accident in the early hours of the morning, when he hit a bus and went underneath it. He was found to be slightly confused at the scene of the accident and was complaining of pain in the front of his neck. He was breathing spontaneously. On arrival to the accident and emergency (A&E) department in Grim...

We here report the case of a 43-year old motorcyclist who was initially examined in the emergency department for injuries following a road accident with a car. The patient had pelvic trauma with extensive symphyseal disjunction (A). He underwent orthopedic treatment based on weight compensation. During the two weeks immediately following the trauma, patient's evolution was marked by the occurre...

BACKGROUND The economic impact of helmet use remains controversial. Previous studies of injured motorcyclists suggest a marginal inpatient hospital cost difference between helmeted and unhelmeted riders. The purpose of this study was to expand the economic analysis of motorcycle helmet utilization to the point of injury by including motorcycle crash patients who do not require hospital admissio...

BACKGROUND High-grade blunt hepatic and/or splenic injuries (BHSI) remain a great challenge for trauma surgeons. The main aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics, mortality rates, and outcomes of high-grade BHSI in motorcyclists and car occupants hospitalized for treatment of traumatic injuries in a Level I trauma center in southern Taiwan. METHODS High-grade BHSI are defined...

20-year-old motorcyclist sustained a complete T3–T4 fracture–dislo-cation that resulted in paraplegia. Radiographs of the thoracic spine showed 20% left lateral translation at T3–T4 (Fig. 1A). CT showed an " empty " right facet and an avulsion of the anteroinferior corner of the T3 vertebra (Fig. 1B). Coronal CT reformations showed a lateral dislocation at T3–T4 (Fig. 1C). Traumatic lateral tra...

s a major public health problem, road traffic injuries (RTIs) affect all social groups of the society.1 Every year, around 1.3 million people die and 20-50 million people get injured or disabled as a result of the RTIs worldwide.2 The figure of RTIs is more alarming in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).1-2 RTIs in Iran are very important public health problems in the whole country.3-6 Whe...

    Background: In Iran, Road Traffic Injuries (RTIs)  is the second-leading cause of deaths, and the first leading cause of  disability-adjusted life year, and has one of the highest rates of death (32.1 per 100 000 population) all over the world. This study’s aim was to investigate the epidemiological pattern and underlying components of hospitalized RTIs...

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...