Introduction: Increasing CT scan application increased the cancer risk in pediatrics in recent decays. Imaging centers approach for diagnosis of disease cause to different radiation dose to patients.  Because  of  rapid  pediatrics  body  growth,  the  most  important  challenge to determining the radiation dose is wide variations of size in different ages. Thus, we used Size...

A paediatric day assessment unit was opened in May 1995. An audit of the first year's activity showed that, despite an increase in emergency admissions of 8.4%, the number of children admitted as an emergency overnight was reduced by 3% in paediatrics and 7.2% in surgery. In the first year, 1731 children were assessed as an emergency of whom 658 did not require admission to the inpatient ward. ...

Department of Pediatrics, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Akita, Japan Division of Pediatrics, Yamamoto General Hospital, Noshiro, Akita, Japan Division of Pediatrics, Akita Municipal General Hospital, Akita, Akita, Japan Division of Pediatrics, Akita Red-Cross Hospital, Akita, Akita, Japan Division of Pediatrics, Ogachi Central Hospital, Yuzawa, Akita, Japan Division of Pe...

kDepartment of Pediatrics Holy Spirit Hospital Nagoya, Japan {Department of Pediatrics Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital Shizuoka, Japan Department of Pediatrics Toyohashi Municipal Hospital Toyohashi, Japan **Department of Pediatrics Miyoshi Municipal Hospital Miyoshi, Japan yyHibarigaoka Kids Allergy Clinic Nagoya, Japan zzDepartment of Pediatrics Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital Tajimi, Ja...

introduction: ionizing radiations are the hazardous agents in the workplace and all forms of ionizing radiation produce some type of injuries. awareness of application of protection guidelines and knowledge of the principles of radiation protection can play an important role in health of employees. survey of radiation employee’s levels of awareness and practical behavior is essential and should...

conclusions the state of observed radiation protection principles was relatively in the weak level in the studied radiology departments especially in facilities such as ventilation system, radiography entrance, and darkroom situation. more important reason was usage changing of sections as radiology billet from related organizations. results the mean of radiation protection in the studied radio...

in a thousands beds general hospital affiliated to the tehran university, long-standing infestations of insects such as cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes and rat were found as a result of vicious circles and substandard clearing which are due to not well trained and drilled personnel of contracting agency, out of work condition of two incinerators, quasti-administrative aspects of their program on...

background patients’ escape from hospital imposes a significant cost to patients as well as the health system. besides, for these patients, exposure to adverse events (such as suicide, self-harm, violence and harm to hospital reputation) are more likely to occur compared to others. the present study aimed to determine the characteristics of the absconding patients in a general hospital through ...

From the Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Mass (Dr Toomey); and Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (Dr Cheng) Address correspondence to Sara L. Toomey, MD, MPhil, MPH, MSc, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: sara.toomey@childrens....