An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Dr, Emergency Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Research Article
Frequency of traumatic patients, referring (by trauma) to emergency departments of Imam Khomeini and Golestan hospitals, Ahvaz in 2016-2017
Author(s):
Hassan Motamed, Meisam Moezzi*, Samaneh Porozan and Sirous Davarpanah
Background: Trauma caused by vehicle accidents, falling and quarrel are the main reasons for referral to hospital emergency rooms. Seemingly components such as age, gender, type of vehicle, and individual’s education level are influential in the injury type and severity. In this study, the epidemiology of types of trauma and the factors affecting the injury type and severity were investigated.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was on trauma patients referred to Golestan and Imam Khomeini hospitals in Ahvaz during 2016-2017. A checklist was used to record the required information, including age, gender, type of trauma, accident location, the affected organ, injury severity and treatment outcome (death, type of disability, and so on). The results were analyzed using appropriate statistical tests.
Results: Th.. Read More»
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