introduction: oxygen is a drug and physician and nurses should be familiar with the effects and potential risks of oxygen therapy. the current study aimed to assess familiarity of physicians and nurses with various aspects of oxygen therapy. method: in this cross sectional study, the familiarity of physicians and nurses with various aspects of oxygen therapy in a teaching hospital was evaluated...

the management of road traffic accident and the care of casualties  has undergone many changes in recent years. to provide an uniform and systematic approach the ems, firefighters, red cross, red crescent and other rescuers must be updated to reduce entrapment times, and mortality rates, over better organisation and a methodical approach. the rescuers should not attempt to administer medical fi...

background oxygen therapy, as a therapeutic modality, can be used for long periods of times. however, it may be accompanied by potential complications and side effects. objectives to evaluate the side effects of normobaric oxygen therapy in rabbits. materials and methods in a double-blind experiment, 28 white new zealand rabbits were randomized into an oxygen treatment group (n = 14) and a cont...

oxygen therapy might increase damaged tissue oxygenation, turn on the aerobic pathway, and save neurons from death and could improve clinical outcome of the patients with stroke and head trauma. hyperbaric oxygen therapy is accompanied by some unfavorable effects. results of normobaric oxygen therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with stroke were controversial up till now.  this study was th...

conclusions transdermal wound oxygen therapy can effectively promote wound healing in patients with pressure ulcers. results after 12 days of wound oxygen therapy, the number of patients with complete wound healing in the experimental group was significantly greater than that of the control group. moreover, the total mean of wound area in the experimental group was significantly lower than that...

although delivering of oxygen to patients seems to be easy, but this procedure can include some risks. in this article, we try to show you how this procedure can perform in a safe manner.   have you ever worked in a medical-surgical ward, or emergency department, or also in intensive care unit?   perhaps you ever have the care of patients who have need for supplemental oxygen. oxygen therapy is...

background: trauma is a major healthcare challenge worldwide. in developing countries, most road deaths happen during the pre-hospital phase; consequently, pre-hospital trauma care has received considerable attention during the past decades. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the quality of pre-hospital oxygen therapy in patients with multiple trauma. patients and methods: thi...

objectives the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of normobaric hyperoxia on clinical neurological outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injuries. we used the glasgow outcome scale (gos), barthel index, and modified rankin scale (mrs) to measure the outcomes of patients with tbi. patients and methods sixty-eight consecutive patients with severe tbi (mean glasgow coma s...