This descriptive and analytic study used a secondary data set to describe and compare medication use and agricultural injury experiences between younger (≤54 years old) and older (≥55 years old) farmers; and to examine the relationship between the use of specific classes of medication and reported agricultural injury. The study sample included a total of 316 farmers, age 26 to 80 years old; 103...

background and objective: our aim was to evaluate the prevalence and population ratio of violence in our center which is one of the tertiary referral centers of trauma in tehran. we also aimed to evaluate the motiva-tions of the struggle, the instrument used, and the type of injuries in the patients who had referred to us after a struggle. methods: in this cross-sectional retrospective study, a...

background: evaluation of intra-city roads in terms of environmental factors of motor vehicle injuries can help us to better identify these factors and the share of each of the factors in injuries. therefore, this study was conducted to determine the high injury areas and the risk factors of motor vehicle crashes resulting in injury and death in tehran, the capital city of iran, from november 2...

BACKGROUND Burn injury is an emergency medical condition that rapidly develops as a result of tissue exposure to electrical, chemical or thermal energy. Therefore, its treatment usually begins at the emergency department. In this study we aimed to perform an epidemiological analysis of burn injuries presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary burn center, and factors affecting the cost...

Abstract Introduction The Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a rare cause for chemical burns in humans and animals acquiring growing recognition mainstream media as relevant public health concern. Injuries attributed to this plant range from innocuous superficial irritation full-thickness burns. A vast majority of cases will resolve with conservative measures effective first aid, but t...

BACKGROUND Wound healing of the endothelium occurs through cell enlargement and migration. However, the peripheral corneal endothelium may act as a cell resource for the recovery of corneal endothelium in endothelial injury. AIM To investigate the recovery process of corneal endothelial cells (CECs) from corneal endothelial injury. METHODS Three patients with unilateral chemical eye injurie...