BACKGROUND Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a major public health concern with long-term sequelae. There are no accepted interventions delivered in the immediate aftermath of trauma. This study tested an early intervention aimed at modifying the memory to prevent the development of PTSD before memory consolidation. METHODS Patients (n = 137) were randomly assigned to receive three sess...

Background: This study aimed to measure the sound level and assess the association between noise annoyance and general health in Iranian nurses at Tabriz Pediatric Hospital in neonatal, infectious, internal, NICU, and emergency care wards. Materials and Methods: The noise level was measured continuously according to ISO9612. The general health questionnaire-28, the noise annoyance scale based ...

Background: Potassium permanganate (PP) is a highly corrosive and deadly agent with a reported lethal dose of 10 g in adults. In this report, successful treatment of a patient poisoned with three times the lethal dose of PP is presented, and effective and early approach to such emergency toxicologic condition is discussed. Case Presentation:A 24-year-old woman presented to emergency room of our...

BACKGROUND This study had two principal objectives: (i) to investigate the relationship between asthma severity and proximity to major roadways in Perth, Western Australia; (ii) to demonstrate a more accurate method of exposure assessment for traffic pollutants using an innovative GIS-based measure that fully integrates all traffic densities around subject residences. METHODS We conducted a s...

Evidence of the impact ambient temperatures on emergency ambulance calls (EACs) in developing countries contributes to improvement and complete understanding acute health effects temperatures. This study aimed examine impacts burden heat EACs China, quantify contributions regional modifiers, identify vulnerable populations. A semi-parametric generalized additive model with a Poisson distributio...

entail moving people through a much higher exposure, albeit for a shorter duration. Our results show that direct exposure to smoke is a more important determinant of ill health than the cumulative exposure to smoke. These results are consistent with other studies. 3 7 Reasons for evacuation Despite the expert guidance, an unacceptably high proportion of chemical incidents worldwide result in ev...

The lack of disease-specific triage-management protocols that address the unique aspects of a pandemic places emergency medical services, and specifically, emergency medical services practitioners, at great risk. Without adequate protocols, the emergency health system will risk needless exposure, loss of functional capacity, and inappropriately triaged patients. This paper reports on the develo...