INTRODUCTION Epidemics of acute respiratory disease, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, and natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, have prompted planning in hospitals that offer adult critical care to increase their capacity and equipment inventory for responding to a major demand surge. However, planning at a national, state, or local level to address the particu...

Background: Pediatric medicine in Iran has been known as a specialty for more than 50 years; nevertheless, the neonatal-perinatal medicine is still in the first decades of its life. Regarding this, the present study was conducted toprovide an overall view of the current situation of the neonatal medicine, its challenges, and prospects in Iran.Methods: For the purpose of the study, a questionnai...

background and aims. the exposure and processing of dental radiographs are not routinely associated with the spatter of blood or saliva; however, infection control is still an issue resulting from contaminated equipment, supplies, film packets or cassettes. this study aimed at comparing the efficacy of four commercially available disinfectants on microorganisms present on the equipment of radio...

International Family Planning Perspectives In 2003, the need to improve access to vasectomy services—which the Ministry of Health had been trying to address for several years†—took on new urgency. The obstetrics and gynecology ward of the IGSS hospital in Guatemala City, which had been providing family planning and other reproductive health services to partners of insured males beyond the 40-da...

In order to deliver eye care, many resources have to be in place at the right time: your patients, your staff, your facilities, your equipment, and your supplies. In this article, we focus on how you can manage your supplies to ensure that your eye service runs smoothly. These supplies, or consumables, include every little thing needed in the course of your daily work: IOLs, medicines, gloves, ...