Bungee jumping is a recreational sport that is accepted to carry a level of risk. We present the case of a femoral fracture sustained during bungee jumping and examine the published literature on bungee jumping-related ...

Scorpionism is the clinical picture resulting from the inoculation of scorpion venom. It is considered a major public health problem, especially in countries with low resources and tropical or subtropical climate. Poisoning ...

Blunt trauma abdomen is a very common entity but traumatic abdominal wall hernia is not that common. Herniation through abdominal wall usually occurs following trauma with seat belt, motor cycle, bicycle handle bar etc. ...

Objective: To determine the incidence and predictive factors of the falls in elderly women in Northern Iran.Methods: A total of 717 elderly women aged 60 years and above in Amirkola, Northern of Iran participated in this ...

Objective: To address the epidemiology of animal bites and associated factors with delay in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Nahvand district, western Iran.Methods: Data were obtained from Rabies Treatment Center (RTC) ...

Objective: To assess availability, experience, and knowledge about the Pelvic Circumferential Compression Device (PCCD) in Sweden.Methods: A telephone interview with the current on-call trauma doctors at all trauma units ...

Objective: To investigate the epidemiological aspects of all-cause injuries in Hamadan province during a 6-year period.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on injured subjects admitted to private or governmental ...

Suicide is a serious public health concern in the world. Epidemiologists are considered the mainstay of the management of problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trend of suicide (attempts and completed) ...

Drug induced hyperthermia is a rare presentation which can rapidly lead to gross metabolic abnormality and death. These presentations are further complicated by the wide range of potentially causative agents. We present a ...

Objective: To compare the healing effects of dried and acellular human amniotic membrane and Mepitel for coverage of split-thickness graft donor site (STGDS).  Methods: Twenty patients who underwent STGDS regeneration ...

Objective: To estimate the summation of mortality rate and the contributing factors in patients with traumatic thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries (TLSCI).Methods: A systematic search of observational studies that evaluated ...

Objective: To determine the effects of chicken embryo brain extract (BE) on transects sciatic nerve in male rats.Methods: Thirty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200 to 250 g, were randomized into three groups treated ...

Objective: To investigate effects of intraperitoneally administration of α-tocopherol loaded nanoparticles (TNP) on ischemia-reperfusion injury in ovaries.Methods: Thirty-five healthy female Wistar rats ~250g were randomized ...

Objective: To determine if there exists an upper limit for amount of blood transfused in trauma patients before it reaches a point of futility.Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 131 patients who received ...