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:: Volume 15, Issue 3 (fall 2005) ::
MEDICAL SCIENCES 2005, 15(3): 147-150 Back to browse issues page
Surveying the frequency of chest trauma (blunt and penetrating in Air Force Hospital, 2002–2004
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Background: Trauma is the most common cause of death, admission and disability in all age groups ranging between 1-40 years. The present study was conducted to survey the frequency of chest trauma (blunt and penetrating) in Air Force Hospital in a two-year period, 2002–2004.
Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted at Surgery and Emergency departments of Air Force hospital on all consecutive (blunt and penetrating) chest trauma patients treated between March 2002 and March 2004.  
Results: Totally, 814 cases referred with chief complain of chest trauma. Blunt chest trauma was reported in 78.1% of cases (636 patients) and penetrating chest trauma in the remaining 21.9% (178 patients). Totally, 84.7% were males and 76.4% aged 14-40 years. The most common site of injury was chest wall (90.3%) and soft tissue injury was the most prevalent form of trauma (31.6%). Extremities were the most common site of co-injury (13.3%). Car accident was by far the most frequent cause of trauma (57.9%). The mortality rate was 3.8% (31 patients).
Conclusion: Car accident was the most common cause of chest trauma. Meanwhile, soft tissue injury was the most frequent type of injury.
Keywords: Trauma, Chest, Blunt trauma, Penetrating trauma
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Subject: Nutrition Sciences
Received: 2006/09/6 | Published: 2005/09/15
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Surveying the frequency of chest trauma (blunt and penetrating in Air Force Hospital, 2002–2004. MEDICAL SCIENCES 2005; 15 (3) :147-150
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Volume 15, Issue 3 (fall 2005) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه علوم پزشکی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد پزشکی تهران Medical Science Journal of Islamic Azad Univesity - Tehran Medical Branch
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