Head injury is one of the most important types of injury and is responsible for most of the deaths due to trauma. Low-income and middle-income countries face with more risk factors, but they still lack adequate health-care capacity to deal with complications. Trauma literally means the damage and injury, and head injury was defined as physical damage to the brain or skull caused by external for...

BACKGROUND Injury remains a public health challenge despite advances in trauma care. Periodic survey of injury epidemiology is essential to the trauma system's continuous performance improvement. We undertook this study to characterize the changes in Florida injury rates during the past 15 years. METHODS Injured patients were identified with the use of a statewide database over 15 years endin...

BACKGROUND Warfarin therapy is often withheld from elderly patients who fall or otherwise experience injury because of concerns regarding the long-term risk of hemorrhage in these individuals. We studied whether stopping warfarin after trauma is associated with a higher risk of subsequent adverse cardiovascular events. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a retrospective, population-based, cohort...

The objective of this study is to characterize elderly victims of traumas admitted to three tertiary hospitals in Londrina, Paran State. This quantitative-based research lasted six months and was carried out by means of an observational and cross-sectional study of 121 elderly people (60 to 74 years old) and their caregivers at the patients' homes, by the use of interviews. Results indicated th...

Background: Today, air pollution is a major issue in the world, particularly metropolitan areas. Objectives: Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate relation between and mortality elderly Kerman City. Methods: This ecological was conducted using 2006 - 2013 data inquired from Deputy of Health University Medical Sciences. The on cardiovascular respiratory mortality, as well death due trauma...

Distal radius fractures in young adults are associated with high-energy trauma and elderly people low-energy falls. One of the distal is Barton Fracture (BF), a radiocarpal fracture-luxation whose production mechanism usually varies, most common being fall on an extended pronated wrist. We present 27-year-old male patient epiphysis injury dislocation following blunt trauma. Timely osteosynthesi...

BACKGROUND Elderly trauma patients have a higher incidence of medical comorbidities when compared with their younger cohorts. Currently, the minimally accepted criteria established by the Committee on Trauma for the highest level of trauma activation (Level I) does not include age as a factor. Should patients older than 60 years with multiple injuries and/or a significant mechanism of injury be...