Cause and Final Outcome of Trauma in Patients Referred to the Emergency Department; a Cross Sectional Study

Today trauma is considered as the first cause of death and disability of active population in developed and developing countries. Using preventive procedures in trauma events are effective when acute information and statistics present regarding types of tr auma and their outcomes in the society. Thus, the present study was designed to assess the prevalence of trauma reasons and its outcome in traumatic patients hospitalized in three emergency departments of I sfahan , Iran.
This cross - sectional study was performed on 1363 patients referred to three emergency departments of I sfahan during October, November, and December of 2010. Data collecting was done by using a checklist including demographic data, trauma mechanism and loc ation, patient's transportation, anatomic site of injury, and patient's outcome after 24 hours . The data was analyzed using SPSS 16.
1363 traumatic patients with mean age of 30.5 ±17.35 years (73.6% male) were studied. The mean time from event to reaching the ambulance was 9±7.81 minutes and average time of patient's transportation to the hospital 27.07±14.49. Motor vehicle crashes and falling from height were the most common trauma mechanisms and mortality (p The study shows that motor vehicle crashes and falli ng form height in more than 80% of cases were the most frequent causes of trauma in patients refer red to the em ergency departments of these three hospitals. Also, the above mentioned were the most frequent mechanisms of trauma in died and intensive care ne eded patients. Above 90% of patients were discharged with good general condition.