Epidemiolgical Assessment of Trauma Patients Referring to Arak Vali-Asr Hospital

Introduction: Today, trauma has considered as an important cause of mortality and disability in various countries and detection of spreading of this problem in each specific region is vital for scheduling preventive plans for decreasing trauma. So the aim of this study was epidemiological assessment of Trauma Patients Referring to Arak Vali-Asr Hospital in ۲۰۰۶. Methods: In this descriptive study, the data of ۸۱۳ traumatic patients who admitted to the Arak Vali-Asr hospital in ۲۰۰۶ were recorded from hospital trauma database. The variables were as follow: demographic variables, location of trauma and its type, type of trauma (blunt, penetrating), using cigar or narcotics during car accidents, using safety belt during car accident, transferring to the hospital and the major agent which cause car accident. Findings: The most common cause of trauma was car accident (۳۵۱, ۴۳%) followed by working trauma (۱۷۱, ۲۱%). ۷۴% of patients were male, ۵۳% were in ۲۰-۴۴ age-group and ۶۴% had lower diploma education. Most of traumas have occurred outside of city (۷۰۴, ۸۷%) and ۶۰۹ patients (۶۹%) had transferred to the hospital by people. ۶۹۳ (۸۵%) of traumas were penetrating type. During car accident, ۱۶ patients (۵%) had used cigar and ۶ patients (۲%) narcotics. Only ۶۴ patients (۱۸%) had used safety belt. The agents of accidents were as follow: Car vehicle, ۲۰۰, ۵۷%; Human, ۶۵, ۱۸% and objects and obstacles, ۸۶, ۲۵%. Conclusion: The present findings showed that similar to other studies, the most common cause of trauma in our center was car accidents and young males are at higher risk. The second cause was working traumas, too. Since injuries due to traumas and accidents are one of the great challenges of general health, education about increasing use of safety belt and helmet and also safety procedures during work could be important preventive factors.