BACKGROUND Elder abuse and neglect are highly under-reported in the United States. This may be partially attributed to low incidence of reporting among emergency medical technicians' (EMTs), despite state-mandated reporting of suspected elder abuse. Innovative solutions are needed to address under-reporting. The objective was to describe EMTs' experience detecting and reporting elder abuse. M...

Objectives Core competencies are considered the foundation for establishing Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and paramedic curricula, and for ensuring performance standards in the delivery of prehospital care. This study surveyed EMT instructors and medical directors to identify the most desirable core competencies for all levels of EMTs in Taiwan. Methods A principal components analysis wi...

OBJECTIVES To explore the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among five different medical professions in a regional teaching hospital. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Hospital-based survey. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1329 medical professionals were recruited in a regional hospital with a response rate of 89%. These voluntary participants included 101 physicians, 68 physician ...

HIGHLIGHTS Phenolic derivatives exert a genotoxic effect on the oral mucosa. The use of personal protective equipment and/or exhaust laminar flow hood reduces effects. Long-term exposure to agents can be measured by mucosa samples.

This study aimed to determine the simultaneous and partial effect of training variables, work environment, occupational safety health (OHS) application on productivity laboratory technicians at University Mataram, Indonesia. The type research is explanatory using a quantitative approach. Respondents in are 39 people. data used this taken questionnaire. Data were analyzed multiple linear regress...

The aim of this study was to assess the means communication used between dentist and dental technician in removable partial prosthesis identify difficulties encountered by practitioners. Materials methods: a descriptive has conducted among sample 289 dentists Casablanca, Morocco. survey is questionnaire 18 questions created researchers for needs present study. exclusion criteria comprised retir...

OBJECTIVES Clinical laboratory health care workers can become infected through their occupation with blood-borne pathogens by percutanous injuries and mucocutaneous blood contacts such as cuts, needle sticks, splashes to mucous membranes or other body injuries. The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of, Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and some of the risk factors in medical labo...

OBJECTIVE To determine the ability of spirometry technicians in the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program to meet American Thoracic Society spirometry quality goals. METHODS Spirometry technicians were trained centrally and performed spirometry sessions at 6 sites in the greater New York City area. We reviewed and graded the spirometry results for quality every mon...