ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2014
Snow Catastrophe Conditions: What is its Impact on Orthopedic Injuries?
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- [How does trauma secondary to unexpected extreme weather affect orthopaedic surgery departments? : An epidemiological study on the Filomena snowstorm].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- How does trauma secondary to unexpected extreme weather affect orthopaedic surgery departments? An epidemiological study on the Filomena snowstorm.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Weather Conditions and Outdoor Fall Injuries in Northwestern Russia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Mechanisms of accidental fall injuries and involved injury factors: a registry-based study.Injury epidemiology · 2020Article
- Accidental falls related to clearing heavy snow on rooftops in a rural heavy snow area in Japan.Acute medicine & surgery · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundIran places sixth amongst high risk natural disaster countries and Guilan province of Iran shoulders a large amount of socio-economic burden due to snow catastrophes. The more knowledge of circumstances we have, the more efficient our future encounters will be.
methodsIn this retrospective study, of all of the patients admitted to Poursina Hospital due to snow and ice related trauma in the first two weeks of February 2014, 306 cases were found eligible for entry into the present study.
resultsOf the 306 eligible patients (383 injuries), there were 175 men (57.2%) and 131 women (42.8%). Most patients suffered from orthopedic injuries (81%) and the most common fractures were distal radius fractures in the upper extremities and hip fractures in the lower extremities. Slipping was the most common and motor vehicle accidents had the rarest injury mechanisms. It was shown that the frequency of injuries were higher on icy days (67.6%) than snowy days (32.4%).
conclusionsSnow crises may lead to increased risk of slipping and falling situations, especially on icy days. The peak of injury rates is a few days after snowfall with the most common injury being distal radius fracture. Providing essential instructions and supporting resource allocation to better handle such catastrophes may improve outcomes.
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