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BACKGROUND: Emergency services manage trauma patients frequently and falls from height comprise the main cause of emergency service admissions. In this study, we aimed to analyse the demographic characteristics of falls from height and their relationship to the mortality. METHODS:A total of 460 patients, who admitted to the Emergency Department of Inonu University between November 2011 and November 2014 with a history of fall from height, were examined retrospectively. Demographic parameters, fall characteristics and their effect to mortality were evaluated statistically. RESULTS:The study comprised of 292 (63.5%) men and 168 (36.5%) women patients. The mean age of all patients was 27±24.99 years. Twenty-six (5.6%) patients died and the majority of them were in ≥62 years old group. The highest percentage of falls was at 0-5 years age group (28.3%). People fell mainly from 1.1-4 metres(m) level (46.1%). The causes of falls were ordered as unintentional (92.2%), workplace (8.1%) and suicidal (1.7%). Skin and soft tissue injuries (37.4%) were the main traumatic lesions.CONCLUSION: Age, fall height, fall place, lineer skull fracture, subarachnoidal hemorrhage, cervical fracture, thoracic vertebra fracture and trauma scores had statistically significant effect on mortality. The casualties died because of subarachnoid hemorrhage mostly.

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Background/Aims: This study was designed to investigate the dose-dependent protective effect of ivabradine, a specific inhibitor of the cardiac sinoatrial node, on renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. Methods: Rats were divided into six groups: group 1, control; group 2, I/R (60 min ischemia followed by 24 h reperfusion); groups 3 and 4, 0.6–6 mg/kg ivabradine; and groups 5 and 6, sham+0.6–6 mg/kg ivabradine. At the end of the study, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase contents were assayed in the kidney tissues; serum blood levels of urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr) and albumin also were determined. Results: Tissue MDA levels were found to be significantly higher in the I/R group, whereas SOD and CAT levels were lower when compared to the control group. Ivabradine (0.6 mg/kg) treatment reduced the MDA levels and elevated the SOD and CAT enzyme activity. Treatment with a dose of 6 mg/kg ivabradine further increased MDA levels and did not ameliorate SOD or CAT activities. Serum levels of BUN and Cr were significantly higher in the I/R group. I/R+0.6 mg ivabradine reduced the elevated BUN and Cr levels. Conclusion: This study indicates that ivabradine exerts a dose-dependent response beyond heart rate reduction against renal I/R injury.