Trauma is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in pediatric population. Caring for the injured child requires special knowledge, precise management, and scrupulous attention to details. All clinicians who are responsible for the care of a pediatric trauma patient, including pediatricians, pediatric emergency room clinicians, and trauma surgeons, must be familiar with every tenet of ...

Background: Today, air pollution is a major issue in the world, particularly metropolitan areas. Objectives: Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate relation between and mortality elderly Kerman City. Methods: This ecological was conducted using 2006 - 2013 data inquired from Deputy of Health University Medical Sciences. The on cardiovascular respiratory mortality, as well death due trauma...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of preterm infants with respiratory distress initiated on either Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula or Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as a primary mode of respiratory support. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care level III neonatal intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS 88 preterm infants between 28 to 34...

In premature infants without respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), AOP may occur on the first day of life, but it may not present for several days in infants with RDS. Many perinatal and postnatal complications increase the infant’s risk of developing AOP, including central nervous system insult or injury, respiratory insult or injury, metabolic disease, sepsis, congenital defects, inborn errors...

Chest pain from respiratory causes is a common complaint and may indicate the presence of a serious or even life-threatening pathologic condition. Most chest pains are the result of irritation or inflammation of the parietal pleura, as the visceral pleura is insensate, although pain may arise from direct malignant invasion or trauma to the chest wall. Rapid recognition with appropriate understa...

PURPOSE To report two cases of acute life-threatening traumatic lung injury, who required temporary extracorporeal veno-venous membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and airlifting to a level I trauma centre. CLINICAL FEATURES The first patient suffered a severe motor vehicle accident with prolonged entrapment in the wreckage. After extrication, tracheal intubation, and fluid resuscitation, respiratory...