Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Official Journal of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
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Earthquakes cause numerous losses and damages and victims enter to severe needy complex care and internal surgery. The study proposed to investigate the frequency of the fundamental strategies for reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from earthquakes.
A cross - sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of trauma inflicted on the victims of the earthquake in Tabriz teaching hospitals in summer 2012. The researcher-made checklist was applied for data collection. The validity as well as reliability has been confirmed (0.7 ? ?). The data were analyzed using computerized program SPSS 18.
Out of 307 patients, 182 were women (59.28%) and 125 men (40.72%). Most casualties were in the age range of 30-60 years old; 118 cases (38.43 %). Rural areas had more patients (n = 259 (84.36%)) than urban areas, n = 48 (15.64%). Most patients were admitted for orthopedic wards (57%). Majority referrals of earth quake belonged to first two days (72.31%). Fractures were the most common injuries among casualties (62.77%) and lower extremities (29.29%) were the most affected area. Recovery rate was 97.39% as well as 8 (2.61%) victims were died due to extensive injuries.
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