Prevention: Air of danger

Air pollution: Impact and prevention

Air pollution is becoming a major health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. In support of this observation, the World Health Organization estimates that every year, 2.4 million people die because of the effects of air pollution on health. Mitigation strategies such as changes in diesel engine technology could result in fewer premature mortalities, as suggested by the US Environm...

Prevention and management of postoperative air leaks.

Asthma is a Serious Danger

  میزان مرگ و میر آسم طی دهه گذشته بطور چشمگیری تغییر کرده است. با مبتلا کردن ۱۵ میلیون آمریکایی میزان مرگ و میر در سال ۱۹۷۸، به رقم ۱۸۷۲ نفر و ۹ سال بعد، به بیش از ۴۰۰۰ نفر رسید. علت چنین افزایش چشمگیری روشن نیست. علل احتمالی عبارتند از کاهش ظرفیت تنفس، استفاده بیش از حد از داروهای استثنائی و استنباط غلط بیماران و نیز مراکز درمانی نسبت به شدت بیماری است. بررسی دقیق، معالجات مناسب و آموزش به ب...

Using Air Cushion in the Prevention of Occipital Pressure Ulcer in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery

Background & Aims:The prevalence of congenital heart (CHD) defects is about 6-8 per 1000 live births, more than half of which will require surgery during the first year of life. In Iran, the rate of diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases is increasing, so that the mortality caused by them in the intervals of 1989 to 2006 has increased from 27 to 30%. CHD accounts for almost one-third of all conge...

The Danger of Explosion of Ether-Air Mixtures in the Operation Theatre