conclusions due to the high rate of self-immolations in this area, solutions for improvement of life quality and social norms should be reviewed and implemented. results 350 self-immolations resulting in death were reported in this study; these subjects were 16-25 years old, 67.25% female, 63.55% elementary school education, 74.20% married, 69.10% housewife, 61.05% resident of saravan, 93.35% o...

abstract objective: to determine the effects of glycemic level on outcome patients with traumatic brain injury . m e t h od s :   from september 2010 to december 2012, all medical records of adult patients with tbi admitted to the emergency room of laura daniela clinic in valledupar city, colombia, south america were enrolled. both genders between 18 and 85 years who referred during the first 4...

objectives: to determine the epidemiology of injuries of the motorcyclists in road traffic accidents (rtis) between 2008 and 2014 in east azarbayejan province of iran. methods: a cross-sectional study was performed in east azerbaijan province in imam reza hospital on motorcyclists subjected to injuries in rtis between 2008 and 2014. demographic characteristics (age, sex), duration of hospitaliz...

background self-inflicted burn injuries carry considerable mortality and morbidity among otherwise fit young individuals. this study assessed the epidemiologic pattern and outcome of these injuries in a burn care facility in pakistan. methods the study was carried out at pakistan institute of medical sciences (pims) burn care centre in islamabad over a period of 2 years. it included all adult p...

background: radiation-induced lung injury is a refractory side effect in lung cancer radiotherapy, the mechanism still remains unclear, hence an appropriate animal mode may become useful to investigate it. materials and methods: 50 female wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups, average 10 rats/cage: a. control group b. 3gy×10f c. 6gy×5f d. 12.5gy×1f e.15.3gy×1f. by different doses of r...

background while cyclists and pedestrians are known to be at significant risk for severe injuries when exposed to road traffic accidents (rta) involving trucks, little is known about rta injury risk for truck drivers. objectives the aim of this study was to analyze the injury severity in truck drivers following rtas. patients and methods our local accident research unit prospectively documented...

background : chaff cutter, a commonly used fodder cutter machine in rural parts of india is responsible for a significant number of agricultural-related accidents. mostly, these accidents lead to amputation of the upper extremities and the fatal injuries are extremely rare. case report: this article presents a very unusual case of fatal head injury and crush injury to right leg sustained by a f...

Introduction: In recent years, the prevalence of attacks perpetrated by humans against other humans has increased worldwide. The injuries suffered by attack victims are severe and multi-organ. Iran’s neighboring countries have been the scenes of attacks in the recent past. This study assessed the type and severity of injuries sustained by victims transferred to Iran during the ...

Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the second leading causes of death in Iran. One of the most important steps in the prevention of traffic-related trauma and its consequences is gaining insight into the epidemiology of injuries. We conducted this study to describe the characteristics of RTIs and to find strategies for its prevention. Methods: This wa...

drug induced acute kidney injury (aki) has been implicated in 8% to 60% of all cases of in-hospital aki and as such is a recognized source of significant morbidity and mortality. evaluation of incidence, risk factors, onset time, and outcome of  antibiotics' associated acute kidney injury. during one-year period, all patients who developed acute kidney injury during their hospital stay in the i...