conclusions it is logical to primarily prescribe meropenem, imipenem, polymyxin b and cotrimoxazole in the cases of superficial infections caused by p. aeruginosa. medical practitioners should be aware of the presence of such levels of antibiotic resistance in cases of superficial infections in iran. materials and methods three hundred swab samples were collected from patients with superficial ...

objective: to assess the availability of trauma care services in a district referral hospital of southern india. methods: this was a cross-sectional study being performed during 2013 in a tertiary healthcare centre in southern indian. a detailed assessment of trauma care services was done in a 400 bed speciality hospital which is an apex referral hospital in the public health system using a che...

background:satisfactionlevel is animportant indicator for measuringthe quality of services. enhancing the quality of services provided in the emergencydepartments need to have thecorrect understanding of the current situationand problems of thesedepartments. this study wasperformed to examine patients satisfaction andtheir problems in the emergencydepartment of alzahra hospital.methods: thisdes...

background: work environment dictates physical, social and mental tensions each of which affect the staff’s health. likewise, pre-hospital emergency care staff, due to the special nature of their job, are exposed to the tensions of emergency situations which can affect their health. therefore, this study was conducted to scrutinize the relationship between the job burnout and mental health in p...

All the pressures on the health service are converging on that part of the service that cannot say no. The buck stops with the emergency health care system. It is the first place that the media and the public sees the pressure and points the finger. The accident and emergency (A&E) department sits on the fault line where the "tectonic plates of primary and secondary care meet,"' where the world...

All the pressures on the health service are converging on that part of the service that cannot say no. The buck stops with the emergency health care system. It is the first place that the media and the public sees the pressure and points the finger. The accident and emergency (A&E) department sits on the fault line where the "tectonic plates of primary and secondary care meet,"' where the world...

introduction: the improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 db). higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient’s instability and dissatisfaction. moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff’s health and the quality of their services. the purpose of this survey is to analyze the level...

background: quality of life in patients represents an important area of assessment. however, attention to health professionals should be equally important. the literature on the quality of life (qol) of emergency physicians is scarce. this pilot study investigated qol in emergency physicians in germany. materials and methods: we conducted a cross?sectional study from january to june in 2015.we ...

background respiration management is an important and critical issue in prehospital transportation phase of multiple trauma patients. however, the quality of this important care has not been assessed in iran emergency medical services’ (ems). objectives this study was conducted to investigate the quality of prehospital respiration management in patients with multiple trauma, referred to the sha...

one of the advanced nursing care procedures emphasized by nursing organizations around the world is patient or nursing advocacy. in addition to illustrating the professional power of nursing, it helps to provide effective nursing care. the aim of the present study was to explain the concept of patient advocacy from the perspective of iranian clinical nurses. this was a qualitative study that ex...