Formalin asthma in hospital staff.

Occupational formalin asthma.

Hypersensitivity to formalin used to sterilise artificial kidney machines was shown by inhalation provocation tests to be responsible for attacks of wheezing accompanied by productive cough in two members of the nursing staff of a haemodialysis unit. Three further members of the staff of 28 who were continually exposed to this substance occupationally had developed similar recurrent but less fr...

Hospital Medical Staff Privileges

Qigong stress reduction in hospital staff.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a qigong training program in reducing stress in hospital staff. METHODS Subjects were randomly assigned to a 6-week intervention of either qigong practice (n = 16) or a waiting list (n = 21). The primary measure of stress was the Perceived Stress Scale. Secondary measures included the Short Form 36 (SF-36) quality-of-life...

Staff-patient communications in a chest hospital.

Of recent years the problems of human relations in hospital have attracted considerable concern, and one of the most discussed aspects of these relations is the giving of information to patients by medical and paramedical staff. The subject was discussed in detail by an international study group the proceedings of which are related by Barnes (1961), and various studies have reported that one of...

Occupational Accidents among Hospital Staff

Background: The importance of safety in hospitals can be studied from different angles since hospital is a critical environment for incidents. Assessment of occupational accidents in hospitals can prevent their recurrence and maintain human and financial resources. This study aimed to investigate the occupational accidents among staff in a hospital.  Methods: This cross-sectional descri...