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ArticleAdvanced journal of emergency medicine2019

Epidemiological Features of Injured Patients Examined by Tehran Emergency Medical Service Technicians.

Peyman Saberian, Amir Reza Farhoud, Parisa Hasani-Sharamin, Maryam Moghaddami, Fatemeh Keshvari

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Article in Advanced journal of emergency medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06514872 (Prevalence and Determinants of Home Accidents Among Turkish Older Men and Women), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Accidents Among Turkish Older Men and Women

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorAtaturk UniversityRan2019 to 2023Enrolled8,225ConditionsAge ProblemArmsprevalance and determinants of home accidents
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Peyman SaberianPre-Hospital and Hospital Emergency Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Reza FarhoudJoint Reconstruction Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parisa Hasani-SharaminTehran Emergency Medical Service Center, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam MoghaddamiTehran Emergency Medical Service Center, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh KeshvariNational Emergency Medical Service Organization, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

introductionKnowledge of epidemiological aspects can be a useful guide in determining the resources for better prevention and management of injuries. There are some performed studies on this topic in Iran, based on the limited hospital database. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is not any survey based on the pre-hospital database.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess baseline characteristics of the traumatic patients according to the records of Tehran Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Center to present descriptive statistics of their epidemiological features.

methodThis cross-sectional study was conducted retrospectively, using Tehran EMS center data registry. All traumatic patients examined by EMS in Tehran, Iran following call to emergency medical dispatcher were included. By reviewing the EMS technicians' mission forms, required data were extracted. The mission form contains information such as age, sex, injured location, damage mechanism, accident location (home, workplace, street), time of call, the outcome of the patient's ambulance mission and the results of the assessment of the technician, etc.

resultsTotally, 56612 injured cases with the mean age of 33.1±15.6 years were examined by EMS during one-year study period of whom 80.4% were male. Crude Incidence Rate was 10.5 and 2.5 per 1000 in male and female, respectively. Traffic accident and then fall were the two most prevalent mechanism of injuries. All types of injuries were significantly more prevalent in males (P<0.001). Most injuries were in winter season with 15570 cases (27.5%). Car accident was prevalent in winter and other injuries were significantly prevalent in spring (P<0.001). The most frequent places of injuries occurred on main roads and streets (55.7%). All of the road-related injuries was prevalent in winter, whereas injuries in other places were prevalent in spring (P<0.001). Most of the cases (78.3%) were transferred to the health centers, but 20.7% did not consent to treatment and transmission. Only 222 cases (0.4%) died, that 95% was due to traffic accident. there was a significant relationship between the number of injured organs and the death; So that the highest death rate occurred for those with more than 5 injured organs (P <0.001).

conclusionBased on the findings, traffic accident was the most frequent cause of trauma that led to visiting a traumatic patient by an EMS technician in Tehran, Iran. Injuries in all age groups were more prevalent in males, and the involvement of 5 or more injured organ had a significant relationship with mortality.

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