Frequency of opium use in traumatic patients admitted to Shahid Rahnemoon hospital

Objective: Narcotic and alcohol use are recognized as the two important underlying factors in all types of trauma. In this study, the prevalence of opium consumption was investigated in traumatic patients who referred to Shahid Rahnemoon hospital in Yazd in ۲۰۱۸.Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, ۲۵۲ patients with trauma admitted to Shahid Rahnemoon Hospital from October to December ۲۰۱۸ were studied. In order to collect the data, a checklist was administered including the patients’ demographic information (age and gender), opium consumption, location of trauma, day of occurrence of trauma and cause of trauma.Results: The mean of patients’ age was ۳۱.۳۳ ± ۱۹.۴۶ years ranging from ۲ to ۹۰ years and ۷۱.۴% of them were males. The most common causes of trauma included accidents with motor vehicles (۵۶%), falls from height (۱۹.۸%), and intimate partner violence (۶%), respectively. Regarding opium consumption, ۸۷.۳% of patients did not use it, while ۱۰.۳% consumed opium. Narcotic abuse was significantly different with regard to the patients’ gender (P = ۰.۰۰۰) and age (P = ۰.۰۰۰).Conclusion: Opium consumption increases the risk of error and accident while driving. People on methadone treatment also show high-risk behaviors and are at greater risk of accidents.

کلیدواژه ها:

Opium ، Accident ، Multiple trauma ، alcohol consumption