TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Epidemiological pattern of injuries in Iran: a nationwide review of seven million emergency department admissions
JO  - Emergency (Tehran, Iran)
A1  - Aghajani, M.H.
A1  - Haddadi, M.
A1  - Saadat, S.
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VL  - 5
IS  - 1
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Globally, it is estimated that around 5.8 million people die annually as result of injuries, which causes 10% of all deaths and 16% of disability adjusted life years lost worldwide. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of injuries in emergency departments in Iran. <br><br>METHODS: This cross sectional study was carried out using national injury surveillance data registry from 21 March 2009 to 20 March 2014. <br><br>RESULTS: 7,176,344 patients with the mean age of 27.5 § 17.8 years were registered to 657 EDs (70.6% male). Road Traffic Crash (RTC) was the most common cause of injury (31.0%) followed by hit (28.2%) and fall (10.1%). While roads were the commonest place of injuries, 34.0% of patients have been injured at home. More than 90% of injuries were unintentional. Assault and suicide attempt were causes of injury in 5.6% and 3.9% of patients, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This paper addresses where prevention measures are most urgently needed and offers insights which could be useful for injury prevention programs in Iran and other developing countries. © (2016) Shahid Beheshti University ofMedical Sciences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2345-4563
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -