Epidemiology of sports injuries referring to Kashan University of Medical Sciences Trauma Research Center from 2005 to 2011 / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Among the injury types, sports ones constitute a considerable proportion of patients who refer to the medical centers. This research was conducted to examine the frequency of sports-related injuries referring to Kashan University of Medical Sciences Trauma Research Center from 2005 to 2011.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This was a retrospective research in which existing data from the data bank of Kashan University of Medical Sciences Trauma Research Center were employed. The data were extracted from the main source by SPSS version 16.0. Variables such as age, education, occupation and gender were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The highest proportion of injuries was observed in students (59.4%) followed by workers (11.8%). Upper and lower extremities were most commonly injured. The most frequent injury was strain (35.4%), followed by sprain (27.7%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results of this research showed that the majority of the sports trauma occurrs in students; therefore, they need more attention in regard to sports injuries. Preventive measures such as informing the coaches and teachers as well as increasing the students'awareness about the injury risk can decrease the incidences of sports injuries.</p>

Frequency of fall-related injuries of female patients referred to the trauma center in the city of Kashan from years 2005 to 2008 / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Falls are one of the life events leading to injury and in serious cases cause high morbidity and mortality. This research was conducted to determine the fall incidence among female population of Kashan city from the years 2005 to 2008.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This was a retrospective research using existing data from the data bank of trauma center of Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Records of all the female patients treated at local hospitals with complete hospitalisation kept at the center were examined for 4 consecutive years from 2005 to 2008.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 2 094 female patients'records were examined. A significantly higher incidence of injuy occurred in 2008 compared to 2005 (P less than 0.0001). In addition, the highest frequency of injury occurred in age group above 65 years (31.9%) and in group with elementary education level (42.8%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results showed that fall incidences occurred in the old age group above 65 years. Fall injuries at this age may cause disability. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken, such as increasing the awareness of the aging population about the seriousness of fall incidence and encouraging the aged individuals to get involved in fitness program to remain physical fit and healthy.</p>

[Prevalence and associated factors of head lice infestation among primary schoolchildren in city of Aran and Bidgol [Esfahan Province, Iran], 2008]

Pediculus capitis is a blood sucking insect and an external human parasite that has worldwide distribution. Infection by this parasite has been observed in all age groups, but it is more prevalent among elementary school students. Louse infection causes serious health as well as social problems and stigma. These problems may lead to drop in academic achievement of students. Since no systematic study has been conducted in the city of Aran and Bidgol, this study was carried to examine the frequency rate of infection and factors associated with this disease in elementary students in education year in 2007-2008. In descriptive epidemiologic research, head louse infection was examined in all groups of schools children male and female student in the city of Aran and Bidgol. The students were screened by standard questionnaire and demographic data and related information were obtained by interview and observation. The diagnose of head lice infestation was based on live louse, nymph or nit on the scalp of students. The data were analyzed by SPSS using Chi-square and fisher's exact tests. In this study, a total of 3589 students were examined in 19 male and female schools. The mean age of students was 8.67 +/- 1.57 year and age group ranged between 6-12 year. The prevalence of head louse infestation in students was 0.47%. The head louse frequency were 0.42% and 0.05% in female and male respectively. The head louse infection rate in male and female schools was 0.1% and 1%, respectively. This survey showed that 1% of the female student schools and 0.1% of the male student schools were infected to head louse. The results showed a significant association between pediculosis and sex, father's job, mother's education, bathroom in home, prior infection, drug use and nationality, respectively. The results of study indicated that the prevalence of pediculosis wasn't a major health priority and health concern in the city of Aran and Bidgol in education year 2007-2008. However, it was suggested that enhancing general knowledge about the infection can prevent the increase of infestation incidence. Hygienic teachers and individual hygiene instruction to students play an important role