conclusions according to the results of our study, neck collar fixation has no effect on ventilation in multiple trauma patients. results this study involved 163 multiple trauma patients. of these, 65% were male. the mean of end tidal carbon dioxide (etco2) of the patients without neck collars was 34.62 ± 4.46 and the mean etco2 of the patients with neck collars was 34.21 ± 2.31. there was no s...

After the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, we will sooner or later encounter trauma patients with COVID-19 in thedeveloping countries. It is a challenging decision-making process for an orthopedic surgeon to provide the patients withthe best practice in the crisis. Here we discuss the issue in terms of clinical severity of COVID-19 pneumonia, priorityof orthopedic surgical trauma ...

objective: to determine the predictive and diagnostic value of thorax trauma severity score (ttss) in a population of thoracic trauma patients admitted to a secondary level trauma center. methods : a retrospective analysis of patients admitted over a period of two years with idc-9 codes related to thoracic trauma was undertaken. the association of ttss with complications and mortality was evalu...

patients and methods from april 2009 to november 2011, all patients with gu injuries referred to our hospital were studied. the data including age, sex, type of injury, mechanism of trauma, and prognosis of patients was collected and analyzed. results from a total of 3450 patients, 66 (1.91%) had injuries of the urogenital system; 49(74.24%) were male and 17(25.75%) female. the patients’ mean a...

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the main causes of severe disability and mortality following trauma. Complications and outcomes of patients with spine trauma, especially those who undergo surgery, are a less divulged topic in Iran. Therefore, we designed the present study to evaluate complications and outcomes of patients with traumatic spine in Poursina hospital of Rasht. Mater...

  Objective: Trauma is one of the main causes of losing effective life among the populations. Knowing the pattern of trauma in each country can be considered as the first step in planning preventive programs to reduce trauma injuries. This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiological status of trauma in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman. Methods: </st...

Background:Trauma is considered to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. This descriptive study has an emphasize on the epidemiology, mechanism and patterns of trauma, with a consideration of why trauma code was activated, and the imaging results in regard to the severity of the trauma. Method: A descriptive study was conducted in Al Ain Hospital over the year of...

objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the quality of pre-hospital circulatory management in patients with multiple trauma. patients and methods this was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2013. the study population consisted of all patients with multiple trauma who had been transferred by emergency medical services (ems) to the central trauma department in kashan shahid beheshti...