Purpose Patient safety culture is a vital element to create patient in healthcare organisations. Emergency department (ED) professionals operate unstable conditions that may pose risk on day-to-day basis. The aim of this study was assess the status and quantify dimensions ED setting. Design/methodology/approach This descriptive cross sectional used validated questionnaire distributed staff work...

Abstract In this study, filtration of aluminum alloy (Al) with different weight fractions SiC particles (SiCp) was investigated. Therefore, three filter materials 20 pores per inch (ppi) ceramic foam filters (CFF) were tested. A special three-chamber furan mold used for the casting trials to provide uniform filling and flow conditions process. Samples from sections gating system, as well filter...

In this paper, titanium nitride nanoparticles were prepared in three methods; the first method, by ball milling method; second and third methods, synthesized sol–gel co-precipitation methods. The samples characterized X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), UV–Vis Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), for study of structural, chemi...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Only a few studies have examined the possible association between excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and risk of occupational injuries, and most of them were based on self-reports. This study tested this association in daytime workers using injury data taken from organizational archives. DESIGN A retrospective and prospective study. It covered injury occurrence during two yea...

Background: Prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) among college-aged athletes has risen in recent years. Although measures exist for assessing EDs, these measures have not been thoroughly reviewed in athletes. This study reviewed the validity and reliability evidence of the commonly used measures for assessing EDs in athlete populations aged 18e26 years. Methods: Databases were searched for stud...

OBJECTIVES Access block to acute hospital inpatient beds has pressured emergency departments (EDs) to develop strategies to facilitate the management of patients in the community (new services) and to streamline ED care (facilitative initiatives). The aim of this study was to determine the nature and extent of those strategies introduced into the 17 public hospital EDs in Melbourne, Australia, ...

Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder characterized by a deficient activity of the enzyme α-galactosidase A, resulting in a vasculopathic involvement of various organ systems, e.g. cerebral structures. Marked cerebral vasculopathy with subsequent white matter lesions (WML) are a frequent finding in FD patients. Recent studies discussed an association between cerebral whit...

BACKGROUND As electronic discharge summaries (EDS) become more prevalent and health care systems increase their focus on transitions of care, analysis of EDS quality is important. The objective of this study was to assess the timeliness and quality of EDS compared with dictated summaries for surgical patients, which has not previously been evaluated. METHODS A retrospective study was conducte...

BACKGROUND Despite a growing body of literature reporting eating disorders (EDs) in non-Western countries in recent years, most of these studies are limited to questionnaire-based surveys or case-series studies. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of EDs in Taiwanese high-school students. METHODS The study subjects consisted of all the female high-school students enr...