comparison of the rates of fight-related trauma admissions in ramadan and the non-ramadan months during 8 years in public hospitals in kermanshah, iran

Introduction: ramadan is a time when muslims are expected to be calm and peaceful in daily life both mentally and physiologically. some people believe that they should try their best not to be involved in bad and deviant behaviors during ramadan. considering social safety increase and crime reduction among the most important social concerns, authorities, psychologists, sociologists and governments are looking for ways to increase the intended social safety and decrease the crime rates. the present study aimed at investigating the rate of traumas caused through fight and the rate of deviant behaviors during ramadan compared to non-ramadan months (2001 to 2008) in public hospitals in the city of kermanshah, iran. methods: our study was a prospective study. it included patients who were involved in four types of traumas including beating, gunshot, falling from height and car-accident during ramadan and non-ramadan months of the years from 2001 to 2008 admitted to emergency trauma center departments (etcds) of taleghani and imam reza hospitals in kermanshah, iran. results: the study included 168753 patients, 155705 of whom (442.34 mean ± 436.77 sd) were admitted in non-ramadan months and the remaining (13048 patients) (407.75 mean ± 427.16 sd) were admitted in ramadan months. as indicated by the results, the average of trauma instances in non-ramadan months was higher, though no statistically significant difference was noted between the two groups. we did not observe significant differences for types of traumatic events in ramadan compared to non-ramadan months; however, for non-ramadan months, all types of traumas except for gunshot and beating were significant. conclusion: although ramadan is not a special controlling factor for trauma admissions, as indicated by the reports of admissions in etcd of hospitals ramadan can have an important effect on the reduction of numbers and types of fight-related traumas.