traumatic peripheral nerve injuries are among most important cause of physical disability among young adults. most partial injuries and some complete injuries recover without operative intervention, with early return of function appearing to be the most significant prognostic factor in these cases. return of function over time depends to a great extent on the underlying neuropathologic conditio...

background work-related injuries are the most important cause of work absence, disability, retirement, mutilation, and even mortality. in iran a great number of work-related injuries are occurred in construction industry. however, less than 12% of total workers are active in the construction sector. objectives this study aimed to determine the incidence rate of work-related injuries, the type o...

conclusions hepatic shock is detected in ill patients, especially those with hemodynamic disorders. it can be prevented by early treatment of underlying disease. there is no definite treatment for hepatic shock and should be managed conservatively. hepatic shock in patients can increase the mortality rate. results different causes can lead to hepatic shock. most of these causes can be prevented...

background: occupational injury is related to personal characteristics. this phenomenon is a controversial issue. this paper presents the relationships of certain occupational and individual characteristics with frequency of occupational injuries. methods : a standardized injury questionnaire was completed for 199 employees in a big iranian industrial company (mapna group) by the researcher in ...

conclusions most traumas in qom province occurred among younger age-groups and strikes and fallsn are the main causes of such traumas. therefore, safeties to prevent falls and trafficn regulations to reduce strikes can be effective strategies. patients and methods a cross–sectional study was conducted on 29426 injured people referred to qomn province hospitals in 2010. information about place, ...

objectives this study is designed to investigate the epidemiology of home-related injuries in kashan, iran. background injury is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, and the home is one of the most common places for these types of injuries. patients and methods this investigation is a retrospective cross-sectional study on existing data from the data bank of the tr...

objectives: rapid and fast growth of methamphetamine in iran has posed a new challenge for iranian health sector. the objective of this study was to report a case of methamphetamine psychosis (not otherwise specified-nos). methods: the patient was an 48-year-old married male who complained of suspiciousness and delusion of control, he started using methamphetamine 5 years ago, two days after ho...

acute injuries of the spine and spinal cord are among the most causes of severe disability and death after trauma. data about spine fracture with or without cord damage are different. the aim of this study was to determine epidemiology and demographics of spinal injury in main trauma center, guilan, an iranian province. the present study was a descriptive study of all cases of traumatic spine i...