e ach year in the United States, burn injuries result in more than 500,000 hospital emergency department visits and approximately 50,000 acute admissions. Most burn injuries are relatively minor, and patients are discharged following outpatient treatment at the initial medical facility. Of the patients who require hospitalization, about 20,000 are admitted directly or by referral to hospitals w...

BACKGROUND Alcohol abuse is recognized as a significant contributor to injury. It is therefore essential that trauma centers implement screening and brief intervention (SBI) to identify patients who are problem drinkers. Although, the utility of SBI in identifying at-risk drinkers have been widely studied in level 1 trauma centers, few studies have been done in level 2 centers. This study evalu...

Abstract Equestrian sport in Ireland is an extremely popular undertaken by many and considered most to be a relatively safe pursuit. The aim of this study was identify the incidence severity pelvic injuries female amateur horse riders, referred Irish National Pelvic & Acetabular Referral Centre. particularly focused on women childbearing age, given potentially catastrophic adverse outcomes ...

Abstract Aim To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on operative timing for hand trauma in a plastic surgery tertiary referral centre. Method Data was collected retrospectively 80 patients who underwent surgical management closed fractures, digital nerve injuries, and tendon injuries. Forty were pre-covid group (Jan-Mar 2019) 40 post-covid 2022). Outcome measures:Mean number days between decision t...

Introduction Falling is reported to be the most common cause of mortality due to trauma in individuals over the age of 75 years. The present study is designed with the aim of determining the demographics of fall-related trauma among the elderly presenting to emergency department (ED). Methods The present prospective cross-sectional study was carried out on all elderly patients ≥ 60 years old ...

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an important and effective strategy among injury prevention measures aimed at reducing risky alcohol use (). The trauma patient population is at significant risk for alcohol-related trauma recidivism () and is therefore a priority group in which to implement SBIRT. Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) implemented SBIRT on its 2 inp...

BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia following major trauma is a well know phenomenon related to stress-induced systemic reaction. Reports on glucose level management in patients with head trauma have been published, but the development of insulin resistance in trauma patients without head injury has not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the prognostic role of acu...

Administrative data from trauma referral centers are useful sources while studying epidemiologic aspects of injuries. We aimed to provide a hospital-based view of injuries in Shiraz considering victims' age and gender, using administrative data from trauma research center.A cross-sectional registry-based study of adult trauma patients (age ≥15 years) sustaining injury through traffic accidents,...