OBJECTIVE To examine the variation in rates of admission to hospital among general practices, to determine the relation between referral rates and admission rates, and to assess the extent to which variations in outpatient referral rates might account for the different patterns of admission. DESIGN A comparison of outpatient referral rates standardised for age and sex and rates of elective ad...

OBJECTIVES To assess the utility of an existing ultrasound machine for the purposes of focused assessment sonography in trauma (FAST) scanning in a developing world emergency department (ED). DESIGN Prospective study undertaken over a 12-month period. Trauma patients attending the ED were FAST scanned by one of three trained emergency medicine doctors. SETTING The ED at a government hospita...

BACKGROUND Mechanisms of injury in trauma populations evolve over time as a result of system changes, prevention and safety activities, and shifts in population composition. Such changes have implications for reimbursement and resource utilization within all trauma centers. This study examines the evolution of trauma mechanisms at a regional Level I trauma center over 10 years to document the i...

Objective: To retrospectively evaluate the forensic dental records of patients referred to our faculty and offer a standard record form. Material Methods: All odontology cases between 2011 2019 were evaluated. In addition demographic findings such as age gender, reasons for referral (file types) examination recorded. Differences file types according years obtained. Data analyzed using descripti...

Child trauma screening practices have advanced considerably as child-serving systems increasingly incorporated early identification and intervention into trauma-informed models of care. While research points to the necessity that attend a child’s developmental capacities, cultural background, relational strengths, contextual details surrounding traumatic experience, complex considerations, many...

The use of stereolithographic models and virtual planning in plastic surgery have been used mainly craniomaxillofacial reconstructions secondary to trauma, oncological reconstructions, orthognathic correction craniofacial developmental anomalies development, among others, making surgical a less tedious process reducing time. In this article we present the experience using technology referral ce...

conclusions injuries affect all age groups; however, the disproportionately at risk population is the productive youth. preventive strategies should focus on reducing trauma incidence among young men at population level. considering the higher number of incidents occurring in mid spring and late summer, authorities should devise preventive plans mainly through alteration of traffic rules in thi...