conclusions according to the results obtained, the largest numbers of deaths and illnesses were due to the high average pm10 concentration or an increase in the number of days of exposure to this pollutant. background particulate matters have harmful effects on human health and can intensify mortality and disease. objectives the purpose of this study was to evaluate the health impacts of partic...

purpose this study was performed to determine the possible causes and mechanisms of fatalities among iranian mountaineers during climbing. methods by contacting several sources, deceased mountaineers were identified. data about the causes and mechanism of death was retrospectively obtained using a standard questionnaire for each case. results a total of 29 deaths were identified from march 2006...

background: burn injuries impose a considerable burden on healthcare systems in iran. it is among the top ten causes of mortality and a main cause of disability. objectives: this study aimed to examine factors influencing mortality in burn patients admitted to the main educational tertiary referral hospital in kermanshah. patients and methods: all patients admitted to the imam khomeini hospital...

introduction: based on previous studies, cardiovascular diseases, traffic accidents, traumas and cancers are the most important etiology of mortalities in emergency departments (ed). however, contradictory findings have been reported in relation to mortality in emergency departments. therefore, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the role of clinical factors in mortality among patients...

background: poisoning with paraquat (pq) is highly fatal. in this study; demographic and clinical characteristics of  a series of patients with acute pq poisoning treated at two university hospitals in shiraz, iran are presented and predictive factors for mortality are analyzed. methods: this was an analytical cross-sectional study on consecutive pq poisoned patients admitted to shoushtari and ...

background hypoglycemia is a common and the most important complication of intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. because of hypoglycemia’s impact on the cardinal organs as a fuel, if untreated it could results in permanent brain damage and increased mortality. conclusions our results showed that the sofa score, aki, and hemoglobin a1c are the independent risk factors for the dev...

conclusions the stroke hospital admission rate might be increasing in birjand. therefore, health care administrators and public health authorities must work harder to promote the knowledge and practice of society about the stroke related risk factors and prevention methods. results totally, 1219 stroke (85.4% ischemic type) with the mean age of 69.6 ± 12.9 years and female: male ratio of 1.09 w...

introduction: trauma has been recognized as one of the leading causes of death in many countries for decades. reduction in mortality and morbidity rate of trauma cases is one of the most important attitudes in this field. evaluation of different risk factors have been considered as the main goal of some studies. the purpose of this study was determining potential risk factors of death in trauma...