Evaluation Of The Mechanism, Type, Severity And Pattern Of Injury In Multiple Trauma Patients Referred To The Emergency Department

Introduction: Severe injury is still one of the most important causes of death worldwide. Early diagnosis and treatment in patients with multiple injuries is extremely important. Due to the growing need to more clearly express injuries caused by multiple injuries as an important part of mortality and disability, especially among young patients, this study aimed to investigate the mechanism, type and severity of injuries in multiple trauma patients referred to Imam Reza Hospital in Birjand. Method: In this cross-sectional study, a total of ۷۹۲ individuals who had experienced multiple traumatic events were examined at Imam Reza Hospital in Birjand in ۲۰۲۱. The tool utilized for data collection was a comprehensive checklist, which encompassed various aspects such as age group, gender, marital status, education level, socio-economic class, severity and mechanism of the trauma, pattern and location of the trauma, time of hospital visit, types of fractures, final outcome, shock, radiological assessment, and the type of trauma. For the purpose of data analysis, the SPSS software version ۲۱ was employed, utilizing both descriptive and analytical statistical analyses. Result: The most age group referring to the hospital were ۲۵-۴۴ years old (۲۷%), with male gender (۶۱.۶%) and with education High school (۴۴.۴%). The most common mechanism of referral was car accident (۳۵.۵%) and blunt pattern (۸۷.۳%). Most of the patients visited the emergency room at ۱۲-۱۸ o’clock (۳۸.۶) and radiological evaluation was done for (۷۹.۷%) of the patients. Conclusion: The most common reason for patients  visiting the emergency room is vehicle accidents in the patients  aged ۲۵-۴۴ years which due to the importance of this age group as a dynamic group of the society, requires the serious attention of the authorities for practical and educational programs to prevent the occurrence of these accidents.

کلیدواژه ها:

Multiple trauma ، Emergency ، Trauma ، Accidents ، Blunt Trauma