The causes of sudden death in young adults under the age of 35 are mainly due to cardiovascular issues. We report the case of a 25 year-old man who died suddenly at the wheel of his car, very likely while he was reversing. The autopsy only discovered bilateral ossification of the stylohyoid ligaments. The microscopic and toxicological investigations showed strictly normal results. The cause of ...

conclusions: nearly half of the women presenting with trauma had experienced spousal feud or domestic violence; therefore, it is necessary to recognize spousal abuse and provide adequate support to traumatized pregnant women. background: trauma occurs in 7% of pregnancies and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the mother and fetus. objectives: the present study was conducted in kash...

Sir,?As Captain Duer suggests i" the Indian Medical Gazette, October 1901, it would interest us much to hear more from our experienced operators of the cause of this accident of involuntary iridectomy. I have often wondered why more has not been said about it. When it has happened to me I have always put it down to want of skill. Perhaps it has been so. I do not believe that it is always due to...

The prevalence of medicines in the driving population and their role in traffic accidents is mostly unknown in the European countries. Larger roadside studies focusing on medicines with detrimental effects on road traffic safety should be organised, so results could be compared to the corresponding compounds detected in samples from accident drivers. In order to perform such studies, equipment ...

Background and aims: Although accident is the secondary cause of mortality in Iran, information on the occurrence and mortality are not wholly understood. The study aimed to explore seasonal occurrence and mortality pattern of traffic accidents in Isfahan population, Iran. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional. The data on traffic accidents of Isfahan Province was extracted from the Minist...

OBJECTIVE This study assesses the evidence used for certification of the cause of death in an accident and emergency department. METHODS The subjects were all patients for whom a certificate of the cause of death was issued in the A&E department of a Scottish district general hospital over a period of two years from September 1998 to August 2000. The case notes and details of necropsies were ...

The maritime traffic in the Gulf of Finland (GoF), North-eastern Baltic Sea, is predicted to rapidly grow in the near future, which increases the environmental risks through both direct environmental effects and by increasing the risk of severe oil accident. A multidisciplinary group of researchers has developed a prototype of risk assessment and decision support model, applying Bayesian Networ...