between 33%-46% of admissions in the emergency department(ed) are advanced or end-stage cancer patients. they usually stay in emergency for days for management of their symptoms (commonly pain and respiratory distress) or for terminal care. barriers for delivering palliative care services in the ed:- traditional attitude among the ed staff that practice life saving approaches for every patient ...

conclusions in this study, trauma intervention increased satisfaction in patients admitted to the emergency department. therefore, managers and personnel of hospitals and healthcare training centers are urged to implement trauma intervention in their hospitals or healthcare training centers. results the mean score for total satisfaction after trauma intervention in the experimental group (45.6 ...

conclusions the antinociceptive properties of lidocaine are derived from multifaceted mechanisms, turning it into a medication that is safe to administer via different routes which makes it available for use in a variety of medical conditions. results our study revealed that lidocaine is broadly used in various therapeutic approaches for different types of pain, such as visceral/central pain, r...

there are several reports in the literature indicating a great variety of pharmacological effects for peganum harmala or aspand such as sedative anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral and antiprotozoal. some people believe that can be used for treatment of some organic or psychiatric disorders. we introduce a woman with history of long time constipation that was disappointed in novel medical tr...

background: achieving proper clinical outcomes relies on patient cooperation and patient cooperation relies on their satisfaction; thus patient satisfaction is essential for health care improvement; the aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of patients referred to pediatric department of babol dental school in 2011-2012. methods: in this cross-sectional study, questionnaires contai...

introduction: vertigo prevalence is estimated to be 1.8% among young adults and more than 30% in the elderly. 13-38% of the referrals of patients over 65 years old in america are due to vertigo. vertigo does not increase the risk of mortality but it can affect the patient’s quality of life. therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic characteristics of vertigo patients refe...

early detection of free air in the peritoneal cavity is vital in diagnosis of life-threatening emergencies, and can play a significant role in expediting treatment. we present a series of cases in which bedside ultrasound (us) in the emergency department accurately identified evidence of free intra-peritoneal air and echogenic (dirty) free fluid consistent with a surgical final diagnosis of a p...

introduction: today, medical software are used in different aspects of healthcare varying from simple data processing to collection and interpretation of physiological information and education of nurses and physicians. to ensure use of medical software, they must be constantly evaluated based on specific criteria. since there is no organized evaluation system and comprehensive criteria for eva...

introduction: creating a calm and stress-free environment affects education significantly. the effects of the emergency department overcrowding (edo) on the training of emergency medicine residents (emr) is a highly debated subject. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of edo on efficiency of emr’s education. methods: in this cross-sectional study, the effects of overcrowding on e...