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Emergency Traumatic Patients, Study & Analysis in Nineveh Province in Iraq Mohammed Salih Abdullah Ali; Zainab Saud Abdulaziz; Sara Raad Lahoob; Azzawi M Hadi
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15409

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Background: Trauma is the medical problems associated with physical injury. Physical injuries includ thermal, chemical and ionizing radiation but mechanical injury is the most common type. The study was aimed to highlight the epidemiological parameters of these cases, determine most common causes and the management as well outcome for them. Patients and Methods: This was a cross section study involve 250 trauma cases admitted to Alsalam and Aljumhoory teaching hospitals of Nineveh province Iraq, from November 2018 to April 2019. Results: Males are more affected than females, and 56 % of patients belong to the age groups from 10 to 39 years, we found that Slips and falls (or same level falls) are the most common mechanism of injury specially among elderly people, while bullet and blast injuries form a small percentage of injuries with 4% & 1.6% respectively. Limb injury is the most common type of injury, followed by head injuries. Most of these injuries were treated conservatively but about quarter of them require surgery, while abdominal injuries which represent about 5.6% of all injuries, were treated by surgery with exception of 21.4% treated conservatively. Conclusion: Young males are more exposed to trauma. Limb injury is the most common type of injury while head injury is the commonest cause of death. Conservative treatment is the most used strategy. Bowel is the most intra-abdominal organ affected
Co-Authors Azzawi M Hadi Mohammed Salih Abdullah Ali Zainab Saud Abdulaziz