Maziyar Mollaei Pardeh - Epidemiology Departmant, Health Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scienses, Tehran, Iran
Soheila Khodakarim - Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Korosh Etemad - Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Habibi - School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scienses, Tehran, Iran
Abolghasem Shokri - School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scienses, Tehran, Iran

Background and aims: Injuries as a result of accident and other incidents are the largest andpreventable public health issue in terms of morbidity and disability. Thus the present research aims toepidemiologically analyze the accidents in the individuals referred to Haftkel hospital during ۲۰۱۴.Methods: The present research is a cross-sectional study with descriptive analytical approachconducted on a total of ۶۶۷ patients referred to inpatient medical center and road emergency centersof Haftkal in Khuzestan province, due to the accidents from mid-March ۲۰۱۴ to early March ۲۰۱۵.Data analysis was conducted using frequency distribution and percentage for qualitative variablesand mean (standard deviation) for quantitative variables and binary logistic regression and chi-square.P < ۰.۰۵ was considered statistically significant.Results: From mid-March ۲۰۱۴ to early March ۲۰۱۴, ۶۶۷ accident victims referred to inpatienttreatment centers and emergency centers, around ۶۷% of whom were men and ۳۳% women. Thehighest number of injuries was found in the age range of ۱۶ to ۳۹ years (۴۲.۶%, n = ۲۸۴). More thanhalf (۵۶%) of these incidents occurred in city. More than ۶۰% of the cases (n = ۴۰۴) were related toaccidents and the others involved attack by animals, fall, burn, poisoning and strike. Chi-square testshow a strong significant relationship between the injury induced death and the accident location(P < ۰.۰۱).Conclusion: The majority of the injured people were men and half of the incidents were associatedwith traffic accidents and in addition, all deaths occurred due to accident by vehicles. Mortality ratedue to traffic accident was very high.

accident, Haftkel, Epidemiology