Objectives Hospital-based studies indicate that restriction measures imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have affected number and characteristics of pediatric injuries. However, few been conducted in resource-poor countries. This study aimed to determine whether injury-related emergency department (ED) attendances Mozambique were periods 2020 how pattern injury changed. Methods faced two 2020....

background: due to their specific nature, such as high incidence, high intensity and direct involvement of all members of society, traffic injuries are of particular importance. through a mega data, this study investigated the epidemiological aspects and depict current situation of road traffic injuries in iran. methods: using legal medicine and traffic police data, deaths from road traffic inj...

BACKGROUND Injuries are becoming one of the most important public health challenges at the dawn of the new century. It is estimated that almost one fifth of the total global burden of disease is due to injuries. Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a leading cause. METHODS This is a cross-sectional survey based on hospital records of Rawalpini General Hospital for reference year 2005. RESULTS T...

Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity throughout the world especially in developing countries like India, out which many goes unreported. As such, this study was conducted to estimate prevalence RTIs their associated risk factors Dibrugarh district Assam. Methods: This cross-sectional among 820 samples taken from both urban rural areas district....

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze the trend of road traffic fatalities in Kashan Region, Iran, in a period of eight years. METHODS Through a cross-sectional study, all road traffic deaths classified under the V01V99 codes according to ICD-10 in Kashan region, central Iran, from March 2006 to March 2013 and population data were collected from the registration system of Kashan Univer...

BACKGROUND Trauma contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. We analysed published trauma registries to assess the demographics of those most affected in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS We performed a systematic review of published trauma registry studies according to PRISMA guidelines. We included published full-text articles from trauma registries in low and...

BACKGROUND Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a leading cause of premature mortality, mainly in low- and middle-income countries Objective: To estimate the 2014 burden of RTIs in Mexico calculating years of life lost (YLL) and age-standardized YLL rates (ASYLL), and to evaluate sex, age, and region-related differences in premature mortality. METHODS Mortality data were obtained from the Nationa...

The study aimed at determining the incidence, nature, and extent of childhood injuries in two suburban and rural communities of Pakistan. The findings of the study are based on a cross-sectional survey of 2,292 children aged 1-8 years. Information was sought retrospectively from the primary caregiver on the occurrence of injury that required formal or informal medical consultation during the pa...

backgrounds and aims: using geographical information system (gis) can decreases the burden of road traffic injuries effectively by identification of hot spot to modification in hazardous areas. the aim of the study was determining geographical distribution of human risk factors associated with road traffic injuries by using geographical information system (gis) in iran. materials and methods: t...

background: fatalities from road traffic crashes (rtcs) are a public health challenge for low- and middle-income countries, especially those experiencing epidemiological transition. this paper aims to describe demographics and trend analysis of fatalities of rtcs in oman from 1995 to 2009. methods: the rtc data from 1995 to 2009 were obtained from the published reports of the royal oman police ...