Background Burn injuries remain one of the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality
in the World Health Organization's East Mediterranean Region. To provide an overview on …

Unintentional injuries are the cause of death and disability for millions of children every year
in low-income countries. Challenging living conditions, heavy traffic, a lack of safe play …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and nature of childhood injuries and to explore the
risk factors for such injuries in low-income countries by using emergency department (ED) …

Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the 3rd
leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths worldwide, accounting for 370,000 …

Among 1–19-year olds, unintentional injuries accounted for 12% of 5.1 million global deaths
from injuries in 2010. Despite this high burden, childhood injuries have not received much …

This cross-sectional study was conducted in rural areas of Twiserkan (Toyserkan) County, in
Iran, to assess factors associated with home-related injuries among under-five-year children …

Methods. This case-control study collected information from 17 hospitals in Ahwaz, the
capital of Khuzestan province of Iran. For inclusion the injury (case) had to be unintentional …

Background: The aims of this study included: Determination of the most common driver
behavior in drivers and also analyzing the relationship between trait anxiety (TA) with …

Childhood injuries cause significant mortality and morbidity in Iran, like in other developing
countries. This study was undertaken to describe the pattern of pediatric trauma in a multi …

Background Globally, more than 875 000 children under the age of 18 die due to injury
every year. The rate of child injury death is 3.4 times higher in low-income and middle …