conclusions intravenous paracetamol is an effective and safe treatment for patients admitted to the emergency department with headaches caused by head trauma. patients and methods this study was a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial conducted on two groups treated with intravenous paracetamol and intravenous morphine. thirty patients were enrolled in each group. ...

objectives: to determine the characteristics and etiologies of occupational trauma associated mortality in tabriz megacity, northern iran. methods : in a cross-sectional study, we included all the recorded cases of occupational mortalities referring to tabriz forensic medicine center, labor institute and imam reza and sina hospitals between march 2011 and march 2012. we recorded the demographic...

results during january 2002 to december 2009, 213835 injured cases were admitted to the trauma unit. the number of attendants increased every year from 9.3% from the total cases in all study period in 2002 up to 15.3% in 2009 with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.000). young adults aged 20 - 29 years were the most common group affected by injuries (22.2%). male to female ratio was ...

trauma is one of the major non-obstetric causes of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths. most cases of maternal trauma include: motor vehicle crashes, domestic violence, falls, burns, suicide, and toxic exposure. pregnancy-related anatomic and physiologic changes like increased joint laxity, weight gain, and changes in the center of gravity during pregnancy increase the risk of falling. one of ...

abstract   objective: to evaluate the association of base deficit (bd) with mortality in traumatized children, and to assess this association in a subgroup of patients with traumatic brain injury (tbi).   methods: in this cross-sectional study performed prospectively on a convenience sample of patients under 16 years of age with trauma presenting to an academic level іі trauma center, we obtain...

background while cyclists and pedestrians are known to be at significant risk for severe injuries when exposed to road traffic accidents (rta) involving trucks, little is known about rta injury risk for truck drivers. objectives the aim of this study was to analyze the injury severity in truck drivers following rtas. patients and methods our local accident research unit prospectively documented...