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Objective: To study the epidemiology of car user road traffic fatalities [CURTFs] during eight years, in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Methods: A total of 3051 CURTFs registered in East Azerbaijan forensic medicine organization database, Iran, during 2006-2014, were analyzed using Stata 13 statistical software package. Descriptive statistics [p<0.05] and inferential statistical methods such as Chi-squared test and multivariate logistic regression with p<0.1 were applied
Results: Of the 7818 road traffic injury [RTI] deaths, 3051 [39%] were car users of whom 71% were male [mean age of 36.7+/-18.5 years]. The majority of accident mechanisms were vehicle-vehicle crashes [63.95%], followed by rollover [26.24%]. Crash causing vehicle fall increased the pre-hospital death likelihood by 2.34 times. The prominent trauma causing death was head trauma [in 62.5%]. In assessing the role of type of counterpart vehicle on pre-hospital mortality, considering the other cars to be the reference group for comparison, deceased victims were 1.83 times more likely to die before hospital when the counterpart vehicle was a truck and 1.66 times more for buses
Conclusion: Decreasing the car users' fatalities using appropriate strategies such as separating the roads for heavy and light vehicles and improving the injury related facilitation may be effective. Male drivers with low education could be prioritized for being trained
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Objective: to investigate epidemiological aspects of injuries among Iranian children under 7 years of age using obtained data from a national registry
Methods: injury data were derived from a national-based injury supervision system during 2000-2002. This registry involved all of home-related injuries for children less than 7 years of age that treated in health or emergency centers. The study population included 25% of Iranian people. The descriptive statistical methods were used for representing the distribution of the variables like age, sex, injury mechanisms, types of injuries, etc. Data were presented as mean +/- SD and proportions as appropriate
Results: of the total 307,064 domestic injuries registered during 2000-2002, 77,500 cases [25.2%] were children. 70% of these children [54581 cases] were in age group of 1-5 years. The large fraction [58.8%] of injuries among children under 7 years of age went back to burn injuries. Cuts and lacerations were at the second level with 17.4%. 51% of injuries had contact with hot liquids. Of all children under 7 years of age injuries, 282 died, 86 were disabled, while the rest improved or being under treatment when recording data
Conclusion: injuries, particularly burns [especially those who had contact with hot liquids that led into scald], are major public health problem that children under 7 years of age encounter. Therefore, it seems necessary to provide adequate plans to promote children under 7 years of age safety issues