Airway patency in fatal accidents.

An Epidemiological Study of Fatal and Non-Fatal Industrial Accidents in Semnan, Iran

Background: Due to the importance of industrial accidents in workplaces, the current study aimed at epidemiologically investigating occupational accidents in some industrial sites in Semnan, Iran. Materials and Methods: The current descriptive-analytical study was conducted on all accidents taking place from 2014 to 2016 in some industrial sites in Semnan. The data were extracted from the Depa...

Impact of endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery on nasal airway patency

  Background: Nose is used as a corridor in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETSA) for pituitary adenoma. Thus, it may affect the nasal airway patency, function and sinonasal-related quality of life. The aim of this study is to objectively and subjectively evaluate these effects.   Methods: In this prospective study, 43 patients with pituitary adenoma who were c...

Alcohol poisonings and fatal accidents in Belarus.

BACKGROUND High accidental deaths rate in the former Soviet republics (FSR) and its profound fluctuation over the past decades have attracted considerable interest. The mounting body of evidence point to binge drinking pattern as a potentially important contributor to accident mortality crisis in FSR. AIM The aim of this study was to estimate the aggregate-level effect of binge drinking on th...

[Fatal accidents and alcohol in Western Norway].

[Injury combinations in fatal traffic accidents].