on the last wednesday of every year iranians celebrate the sanctity of fire in the annual festival of chaharshanbeh soori. each year many cases of firecracker-related injuries (fri) are reported during this festival. the aim of this study was to assess the pattern of injuries and the frequency of disabilities during this period. in 2011, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the emergency de...

how to cite this article: shiva s, barzegar m, zokaie n, shiva sh. dose supplemental zinc prevents recurrence of febrile seizures? iranian journal ofchild neurology 2011;5(4):11-14.   objective febrile seizures (fs) are the most common form of seizures in children. previous studies have suggested that zinc may play a role in the prevention of fs. however, there is limited information on the pre...

introduction: mortality data are a cornerstone of epidemiological research and health plan. unfortunately they dose not completed coincident to international standards; so due to important of issue and had not any research for precision and accuracy of death certification data in this region, this study was done in death certification data in inpatient kashan shahid beheshti hospital. methods: ...

background: the international drug abuse standards were achieved by review of a vast meta-analysis in the world and released 2 years ago in vienna. review of national programs in recent 20 years and conformity of them is the main objective of this presentation. methods: based on research that was supported by unodc and dchq, the demand reduction program in iran at the mentioned time was studied...

background: deoxynivalenol (don) is a mycotoxin produced mainly by fusarium graminearum in grains such as wheat and maize. the aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effects of citrus flavanones including, naringin (nar), hesperidin (hes), and neohesperidin (neo) on deoxynivalenol production using response surface methodology (rsm). methods: the studied flavanones were extracted from ...

crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever is a tick-borne viral disease reported from more than 30 countries in africa, asia, south-east europe, and the middle east. the majority of human cases are workers in livestock industry, agriculture, slaughterhouses, and veterinary practice. the current mortality rate in endemic areas varies between 5 to 20 percent depending on the geographic location and medical...

conclusions it seems that, the preventive instructions are not optimally respected by ers possibly due to the crowded wards, high work load and the need to work rapidly. results cleaning blood tainted skin before phlebotomy or iv line preparation and hand washing before donning latex gloves achieved the maximum (88/150) and minimum (0/150) scores. the most observed barriers of pm were frequent ...