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Prevalence of HIV Infection among Trauma Patients Admitted to\ud Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania and its\ud Influence on Outcome [PDF]

, 2010
HIV infection, a major health problem worldwide, has been reported to be prevalent in trauma patients, thus presents an occupational hazard to health care workers who care for these patients.
Mayala, Virgnia, Samuel E. Kalluvya, Mshana, Stephen E., Phillipo L. Chalya, Kalluvya, Samuel E., Chalya, Phillipo L, Stephen E. Mshana, Dass, Ramash, Dass, Ramesh M, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Ramash Dass, Chalya, Phillipo L., Mshana, Stephen E, Virgnia Mayala   +13 more
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Pediatric abusive head trauma

Biomedical Journal, 2020
Abusive head trauma (AHT), used to be named shaken baby syndrome, is an injury to the skull and intracranial components of a baby or child younger than 5 years due to violent shaking and/or abrupt impact.
Kun-Long Hung
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Knowledge and practice of nurses regarding the care of patients with head trauma in intensive care units in the West Bank

Journal of Public Health Research, 2023
Background: Nurses in the intensive care unit are responsible for the continuous assessment and management of physiological parameters associated with head trauma.
Wa’el Shehade, Ahmad Ayed, Lobna Harazneh   +2 more
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A Comparative Study of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Patients With and Without Head Trauma: A Retrospective Cross Sectional Study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: The clinical features of chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) in patients with and without a history of head trauma have remained unclear. Here, we investigated differences in clinical characteristics in CSDH patients with and without head ...
Yunwei Ou, Yunwei Ou, Yunwei Ou, Xiaofan Yu, Xiaojuan Liu, Qian Jing, Baiyun Liu, Weiming Liu, Weiming Liu, Weiming Liu   +9 more
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Pediatric Head Trauma [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2015
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to a spectrum of brain injury that can result in significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients. Pediatric head trauma is distinct from adult TBI. The purpose of this review article is to discuss pediatric TBI and current treatment modalities available.
Nicole, Sharp, Kelly, Tieves
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The effect of head trauma on fracture healing: biomechanical testing and finite element analysis

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effect of head trauma on fracture healing with biomechanical testing, to compare the results obtained from a femur model created by finite element analysis with experimental data, and to develop a finite element model
Firat Ozan, Hasan Yildiz, Osman Arslan Bora, Mahmut Pekedis, Gulnihal Ay Coskun, Oya Gore   +5 more
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Geriatric Injuries among Patients Attending a Regional Hospital in Shinyanga Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Geriatric injuries pose a major challenge to surgeons and general practitioners in developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, injury characteristics and outcomes of geriatric injury among patients at Shinyanga ...
Mbelenge, Nkinda, Ngayomela, Isdor H., Mchembe, Mabula, Gilyoma, Japhet M., Ngayomela, Isidori H., Mabula, Joseph B., Chalya, Phillipo L., Dass, Ramesh M., Ngallaba, Sospatro E.   +8 more
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Validation of the scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children

, 2021
BACKGROUND: Head trauma in children is common, with a low rate of clinically important traumatic brain injury. CT scan is the reference standard for diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, of which the increasing use is alarming because of the risk of ...
Olivecrona, Magnus,, Sönnerqvist, Caroline,, Brus, Ole,   +2 more
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Recurred pneumocephalus in a head trauma patient following positive pressure mask ventilation during induction of anesthesia -A case report- [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010
Pneumocephalus is a condition which usually results from head trauma. It has been known that iatrogenic pneumocephalus can occur as a complication of positive pressure mask ventilation during induction of anesthesia or ventilatory care for head trauma ...
Hyun Soo Moon, Soo Kyung Lee, Seung Hwan Chung, Ji Hoon Chung, In Bok Chang   +4 more
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Repetitive mild head trauma induces activity mediated lifelong brain deficits in a novel Drosophila model

Scientific Reports, 2021
Mild head trauma, including concussion, can lead to chronic brain dysfunction and degeneration but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we developed a novel head impact system to investigate the long-term effects of mild head trauma ...
Joseph A. Behnke, Changtian Ye, Aayush Setty, Kenneth H. Moberg, James Q. Zheng   +4 more
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