BACKGROUND Radiological examinations for patients who are hospitalized at intensive care units are usually performed using portable radiography devices. However they may require knowledge and safety precautions of nurses. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate ICU nurses' knowledge of radiation safety and their behaviors towards portable radiological examinations. MATERIALS AND ...

The use of computed tomography (CT) is growing, and, consequently, the associated radiation dose to patients is increasing as well. There is also increasing evidence linking the radiation dose within the range of diagnostic CT with a significantly increased risk of malignancy. These two factors combine to make radiation dose from diagnostic CT a public health concern. In order to practise to th...

educational centers are of those types of organizations to which almost everyone refer during the life to use the services. accordingly, the suitability of safety situation in these organizations is of high importance. the present study aims at investigation of effective factors on safety management in educational-training organizations of metropolises. this study is an applied descriptive rese...

introduction: disasters are always challenging to hospital managers as they give rise to critical conditions. from all natural disasters occurring in the world, 31 have happened in iran, giving the country a high global rank in this regard. therefore it seems necessary for hospitals to adopt contingency plans. this study aimed to assess the level of preparedness of hospitals affiliated to shira...

The architects of phase I radiochemotherapy development programs impose a semblance of structured radiation "intensity" and adverse event predictability upon radiation-anticancer agent interactions whose natural complexity and improper mixing would otherwise lead to dire health consequences. It is incumbent upon radiation oncology investigators to pledge radiation quality and safety to the part...

PURPOSE Radiographs is an integral part of patient management in dentistry, despite their detrimental effects. As the literature pertaining to radiation protection among Indian dental practitioners is sparse, exploring such protection is needed. MATERIALS AND METHODS All private dental practitioners in Mangalore, India were included in the study. A structured, pre-tested, self-administered qu...

Occupational accidents severely deteriorate human capital, and hence negatively affect the productivity and competitiveness. But despite these negative points, there are still deficiencies in safety management performance and indicators. Therefore the safety issue needs an active management. For this reason, the writer has proposed an approach to evaluate organizations based on safety managemen...

Work-related vehicle crashes are a common cause of occupational injury. Yet, there are few studies that investigate management practices used for light vehicle fleets (i.e. vehicles less than 4.5 tonnes). One of the impediments to obtaining and sharing information on effective fleet safety management is the lack of an evidence-based, standardised measurement tool. This article describes the ini...