background: syncope is a common clinical problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with high health care costs. syncope is a clinical syndrome with many potential causes. the aim of the study was to determine the etiologies of patients with syncope in the emergency department (ed) of a referral and general university hospital.  methods: one hundred sixty-five consecutive patie...

introduction: evaluation of students’ learning in clinical education system is one of the most important and challenging issues that facilities in this field have been facing. the present study aimed to evaluate the role of feedback during evaluation in increasing emergency medicine residents’ clinical skills. method: the present experimental study was performed on all second year emergency med...

background due to the high number of road accidents in iran, pre-hospital care plays a vital role in saving the lives of trauma patients. although several studies have been conducted on the pre-hospital emergency status and its indicators, there are no comprehensive studies presenting its status. objective therefore, this review examines iranian studies conducted on pre-hospital emergency statu...

a survey to examin the emergency nurses operation & comparing it with international standards in the hospital of urmia medical sciences university alizadeh m , iremlow a , alizadeh b , shakibi a , aliloo l received: 14 april, 2010 accepted: 16 aug, 2010 abstract background & aims: a well-performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) remains important in improvement of nurse care efforts during ...

objective: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) has been known in its present form since 1960. different studies have reported variable outcomes among different countries. therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the rate of cpr success and the survival rate in managing cardiac arrest among patients in an educational medical center. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed at ...

introduction: capnography, is an easy, fast and practical method which its application in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (pte) has recently been studied. this study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of end-tidal co2 (etco2) and the alveolar dead space (avds) in the diagnosis of patients suspected to pte who have been referred to the emergency department. materials and metho...

conclusion: although timi grade 3 flows trended to be higher in the patients who received early tirofiban in the emergency ward, the difference did not constitute statistical significance and possible benefits, therefore, require further clarification. results: the study population had a mean age of 57.17 ± 10.09 years and included 79.3 % males. timi grade 3 flow was seen in 15 (21.4 %) patient...