fractures through the sacroiliac joint are very challenging to treat, technically difficult to reduce through closed methods on account of the multiaxial displacement of fractures fragments, frequently occur in very unwell patients, and have poor outcomes if malreduction is present. we describe a technique utilising the lateral window and a short buttress plate to reduce and stabilize the fragm...

trauma continues to be the most frequent cause of death in the first four decades of life that is a main public health problem in some countries. we perform an epidemiological study of penetrating abdominal trauma (pat). we describe epidemiological of patients in pat. in a cross-sectional study we evaluated epidemiological pat admitted to emergency department in six general hospitals in tehran....

the birth weight is one of the important factors affecting the perinatal morbidity and mortality. fetal macrosomia is associated with increased risks of cesarean section and trauma. to determine prevalence and outcome of the macrosomic infants, this case-control, prospective study is performed in the two university hospitals in tehran during a 36- month period between 2002 through 2004. 1000 ne...

conclusion the severity and type of injury as well as the severity of pain were almost same in men and women. although men slightly received more intervention for pain relief, the response of pain relief was better in women. objectives this study was designed to evaluate the severity and management of pain in patients with limb trauma according to gender in patients referred to the emergency wa...

hyperglycemia, in trauma patient, is commonly associated with a hyper metabolic stress response. our objective is to determine the effects of hyperglycemia on the overall outcome of head trauma patients. in this descriptive study data were collected from head trauma patients' admitted to intensive care unit (icu) of poursina university hospital in a one-year period (jan 2004-jan 2005), retrospe...

materials and methods the development of the trauma registry form began in february 2013. the variables were finalized by a team consisting of general and trauma surgeons, specialists in emergency medicine, orthopedists, neurosurgeons, and public health professionals who have special interest in trauma research. the scale was sent to 10 specialists for validation. results after assessing the sc...

background: in modern life, the incidence of traumatic injuries increases daily. in accidents which lead to trauma, massive bleeding is the main cause of death. nowadays, many different chemical and herbal agents are available for quick control of bleeding. objectives: in this study, we compare the effectiveness of two different types of chemical agents for control of bleeding in an animal mode...

background and aims. dental trauma is an important oral health problem in children that requires immediate and appropriate management for long term success. the aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of elementary school teachers about emergency management of traumatic dental injuries in children. materials and methods. a total of 163 teachers from 21 elementary schools from mashhad, i...