BACKGROUND Since 2001, state and local health departments in the United States (US) have accelerated efforts to prepare for high-impact public health emergencies. One component of these activities has been the development and conduct of exercise programs to assess capabilities, train staff and build relationships. This paper summarizes lessons learned from tabletop exercises about public health...

THE TITLE COMPOUND [SYSTEMATIC NAME: (E)-2-hy-droxy-5-(phenyl-diazen-yl)cyclo-hepta-2,4,6-trien-1-one], C(13)H(10)N(2)O(2), is essentially planar with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.036 (2) Å and a dihedral angle of 1.57 (8)° between the phenyl and tropolone rings. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into inversion dimers. The dimers are further connected by C-H⋯O h...

conclusion generally, the studied hospitals were faced with a lack of nursing manpower and distribution of manpower was not appropriate. proper planning and management of manpower in accordance with the lack of personnel, compensates and achieves the standards required for hospital’s nursing manpower and this would lead to an increase in the efficiency of hospitals activities and can provide sa...

Tumour board contributes to providing better patient care by using a multidisciplinary team approach. In the efforts of evaluating the performance of the gastrointestinal tumour board at our institution, it was difficult to assess past performance due to lack of proper use of standardised documentation tool. This project aimed at improving adherence to the documentation tool and its recommendat...

THE ASYMMETRIC UNIT OF THE TITLE SALT [SYSTEMATIC NAME: 2-methyl-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-4-ium-1-yl)-10H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5]benzodiazepinium bis-(2,4,6-trinitro-phenolate)], C(17)H(22)N(4)S(2+)·2C(6)H(2)N(3)O(7) (-), consists of a diprotonated olanzapinium cation and two independent picrate anions. In the cation, the piperazine ring adopts a distorted chair conformation and contains a positively c...

Supraglottitis in the adult can progress rapidly to complete airway obstruction. Successful management requires a high index of clinical suspicion at initial presentation and anticipation of a fulminant course. All cases should be assessed in a resuscitation area by senior medical staff.

OBJECTIVE Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability, and is closely related to a lack of exercise. Currently, most Chinese medical staff members lack exercise and may be at risk for stroke. We sought to determine the risk factors for stroke and study the significance of health-related physical fitness testing in stroke prevention among Chinese medical staff members. METHODS A total ...

Purpose. To investigate sleep quality of hospital staff nurses, both by subjective questionnaire and objective measures. Methods. Female staff nurses at a regional teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan were recruited. The Chinese version of the pittsburgh sleep quality index (C-PSQI) was used to assess subjective sleep quality, and an electrocardiogram-based cardiopulmonary coupling (CPC) techni...

PURPOSE With a sample of cognitively impaired nursing home residents and nursing staff, the following were examined 1) the proportion and nature of aggressive behavior, 2) the frequency and types of aggressive behavior, 3) the difference between the residents who demonstrate aggressive behavior and those who do not demonstrate aggressive behavior (age, mental status, functional status, and pain...