objective : to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the road traffic injuries (rtis) in guilan province, northern iran. methods: this study was a cross-sectional study which included all of rtis admitted to medical centers of guilan province (northern iran) during 2012. icd-10 was used as diagnostic criteria. demographic variables also injury circumstance and in hospital variables s...

conclusions lower extremity movement extent was carefully evaluated and, in respect to muscle strength, the patient was able to walk independently three months after the surgery. the patient’s balance was studied and the results showed moderate levels of stability. case presentation this is a case report concerning a patient who had septic arthritis in the knee area and so underwent soft tissue...

conclusions according to the results of this study, vitamin e probably improves the harmful effects of formaldehyde on rat kidney tissue. results comparison of the control and formaldehyde groups with the vitamin e group revealed that there were significant differences in lumen size and nuclear color of proximal tubules in rats treated by vitamin e (p < 0.05). cell degeneration, lumen size, num...

background: nurses are at risk of injuries caused by sharp instruments in hospitals. the objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of injuries due to sharp instruments and its relevant factors among nurses of imam reza hospital, kermanshah, iran. methods: this descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 258 nurses working at imam reza hospital of kermanshah, iran, in 2013. the da...

introduction: causes of death vary globally, and they depend regionally on lifestyle and socio-cultural factors. the purpose of this study was to determine accident-related mortality in southern khorasan province, iran, in the year 2010.  methods: this descriptive-analytical study involved all the death cases in the year 2010 in southern khorasan. the data were collected from the death registra...

abstract vascular injury presents a great challenge to the emergency resident because these injuries require urgent intervention to prevent loss of life or limb. sometimes serious vascular injury presents with only subtle or occult signs or symptoms. the patient may present weeks or months after initial injury with symptoms of vascular insufficiency, embolization, pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous ...

objective: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of needlestick injury (nsi) and the factors associated with it among medical and dental students in kerman province during the 2006 year. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 269 medical and dental students to evaluate nsis and practices regarding the protective strategies. these students were asked t...

background : noise exposure is the most frequent occupational factor which may increase the risk of work-related injuries. the purpose of this study was to estimate the association between occupational injuries and noise exposure as well as hearing loss. methods : this study was conducted from april 2008 to march 2009 on 1062 workers in the tabriz tractor manufacturing plant. sound pressure lev...

The purpose of this study was to examine the injury incidence and pattern of injuries in youth female and male team handball players using two different prospective registration methods; match reports (90 teams, 1080 players) and coach reports (34 teams, 428 players). A total of 118 injuries were recorded by the coach report, of which 93 (79%) were acute injuries (incidence training: 0.9+/-0.16...