physical design of the emergency department (ed) has an important effect on its role and function. to date, no guidelines have been introduced to set the standards for the construction of eds in iran. in this study we aim to devise an easy-to-use tool based on the available literature and expert opinion for the quick and effective assessment of eds in regards to their physical design. for this ...

BACKGROUND Although there is a general agreement on the importance of antenatal care to improve the maternal and perinatal health, little is known about its importance to improve health facility delivery in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the association of antenatal care with birth in health facility. METHODS A systematic review with meta-analysis of Mantel-Ha...

PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to inform healthcare providers and healthcare facility leadership about the statutory, administrative, criminal, and tort law implications related to preventable harms from unsafe injection practices. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Review of legal theory and precedents. FINDINGS The law can address disputes over unsafe injection practices in a variety of wa...

It is generally accepted that there are no absolute contraindications to the movement of patients by air (1, 2). However, there are special physical and physiological factors that must be considered before subjecting a patient to the potentially hostile flight environment. The major considerations are altitude and airframe whilst minor considerations include space, noise, vibration, turbulence,...

Background: The policy of imposing restrictions on community activities during the Covid-19 pandemic is a challenge to accessibility health services. Therefore, we need best solution for safe access Aims: This study aims analyze telemedicine use in facilities by looking at comparisons and similarities reviewing inhibiting supporting factors success telemedicine. Methods: research method literat...

This paper addresses a reliable facility location problem with considering facility capacity constraints. In reliable facility location problem some facilities may become unavailable from time to time. If a facility fails, its clients should refer to other facilities by paying the cost of retransfer to these facilities. Hence, the fail of facilities leads to disruptions in facility location dec...