BACKGROUND Anaphylaxis is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition. Adequate preparation for anaphylaxis management is imperative for school personnel. This descriptive pilot study assessed preparedness of US schools to manage anaphylactic reactions. METHODS An exploratory, cross-sectional, web-based, pilot survey assessed the occurrence and characteristics of anaphylactic events, as...

The research summarised in this paper examines the context, development and consequent adaptation and use of an online curriculum database and search facility on a school’s intranet. The study investigated both the process of development of the system and teacher and organizational responses to it. This paper will cover the latter aspect, the perceptions and reactions of staff before, during an...

BACKGROUND Currently, there is no mandatory labelling of allergens for non-pre-packed foods in the EU. Therefore, consumers with food allergy rely on voluntary information provided by the staff. The aim of this study was to characterize allergic reactions to non-pre-packed foods and to investigate whether staff in bakery shops were able to give advice regarding a safe product choice. METHODS ...

asthma is a complicated disorder, whose prevalence has increased over the past few decades.asthma is characterized by infiltration of inflammatory leukocytes along with enhancedproinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. fungi are now far more widely being considered as thedominant extrinsic trigger for asthma. fungi are linked to the severity of asthma in many ways. somedifferences between studi...

introduction: depression as a disorder is relatively common in all societies several factors are involved in depression development, that shift work is one of these factors. this study compared the frequency of depression in different shifts of nurses in hospitals of yazd university of medical sciences. materials & methods: this study is a descriptive analytical study. based on statistical meth...

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...

BACKGROUND Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening situation. However, little is known about real-life anaphylactic management in children, especially in kindergarten and school settings, where a large number of anaphylaxes take place. METHODS Parents, school teachers and child-care providers of 86 primary schools and kindergartens in the city of Dresden, Germany, received questionnaires to...

Detection of probable harmful consequences arised from the usage of pharmaceutical products requires decisive, continuous and close monitoring by medical staff whom should have knowledge of adverse drug reactions and they should also have to report any suspected instances, when any kind of adverse drug reactions have been observed. This study has been carried out on the knowledge, attitude and ...