Many procedures involved in the preparation and administration of hazardous drugs put health care workers at risk of exposure to these agents through leakage or accidental spills. The first objective of this study was to determine if the conventional needle/syringe technique has the potential to allow drugs to escape into the environment. The second objective was to evaluate if a closed system,...

implantable ports are used for intravenous infusion therapy and play an important role in management of oncology patients. these ports are best suited for patients requiring long-term therapy (>4 weeks). implanted ports provide reliable venous access protect peripheral access increase patients’ comfort through reducing repeated and difficult vein punctures allow for safe and comfortable adminis...

Currently, focus on dry ports in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is growing, and therefore, number country actively increasing. Due to multifunctionality ports, they meet modern requirements China's transport policy, which prioritizes improving quality providing transportation services by general access value-added high-quality services. The purpose PRC's system also facilitate movement fr...

background and objectives: this study aimed to validate the west haven-yale multidimensional pain inventory (whympi) for iranian patients with chronic pain. methods: 585 patients with chronic pain in legs, back, hands, neck and shoulders were entered into this study. the west haven-yale multidimensional pain inventory (whympi) was used for assessment of pain in these patients. for validation of...

extended abstract 1. introduction high traffic volume is one of the most common problems of urban transportation in metropolises. the increase in the number of vehicles in case of not having necessary predictions also enhances the demand for fueling in places where mostly are unable to respond to such needs. site selection of public facilities is an instance of policies of local governments wit...

To cover, in the brief time allotted, almost a century of the history of the New Haven County Medical Society during that period in which medicine, in general, made far greater progress than in any previous century, permits mention of but a few of the outstanding events and personalities of this period. Since, with the founding of the Connecticut State Medical Society in 1792, the County Societ...