The Epidemiology of Limb Fractures in Children Admitted to an Emergency Department in Western Iran

Elham Shafiei; Arash Nademi; Ali Ashraf Mozafari; Elham Bastani; Taleb Kokhazadeh; Kosar Yousefi; Ali Sahebi

Volume 22, Issue 7 , 2020

Abstract
  Background: The incidence of limb fractures in children depends on environmental factors and socioeconomic backgrounds. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of limb fractures in 1 to 15-year-old children in Ilam City, Iran. Methods: This retrospective study enrolled all children ...  Read More

Disasters; The Opportunity of Reconstruction and Development: The Successful Experience of the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake

Davoud Pirani; Kosar Yousefi; Ali Sahebi

Volume 21, Issue 2 , 2019, Pages 1-1

Abstract
  An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter struckEzgeleh in Kermanshah province on November 12, 2017,at 21:48 local time. In this devastating event, around4,700,000 individuals were involved, 650 cases of deathand around 8000 injuries were reported, as well as 70.000individuals were made homeless.   Read More