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 and objectives: violence toward healthcare workers has emerged as an important health problem. this type of violence has the potential to severely influence healthcare workers, patients, and the community. this study aimed to explore the prevalence of violence in emergency departments, and to identify associated risk fac­tors using a sample of emergency department healthcare workers ...

objective: triage procedure is one of the most important aspects of emergency departments as it has an undeniable role on the management of patients. it includes 5 categories based on the emergency severity index (esi) according to the condition of severity. for better decision making and management, it is important to have skillful and experienced nursing staff. in the current study, we aimed ...

radiation exposure during pregnancy may have serious teratogenic effects to the fetus. in modern medical practice, there is an increasing dependence on imaging techniques in most medical specialties. therefore, checking the pregnancy status before imaging women of child bearing age is essential. lack of international regulations and standard protocols exposes the patient to unexpected fetal rad...

introduction: pain may be described as a sensation of hurt or strong discomfort and is the body's way of sending message to the brain that an injury has occurred. pain medicines block these messages or reduce their effect on the brain. accurate administration of analgesia have a long –lasting effect on children whole experience of medical care and affects parents' and children's ...

background:satisfactionlevel is animportant indicator for measuringthe quality of services. enhancing the quality of services provided in the emergencydepartments need to have thecorrect understanding of the current situationand problems of thesedepartments. this study wasperformed to examine patients satisfaction andtheir problems in the emergencydepartment of alzahra hospital.methods: thisdes...

objective: renal colic is a common cause of emergency room visits. due to the spontaneous passage of more than 90% of kidney stones, treatment in the emergency department (ed) is limited to pain control. analgesics currently used are selected based on physician experiences and various theories from different sources. the aim of this study was to compare the common drugs (pethidine and diclofena...

objectives this study aimed to assess the prevalence and outcome of undiagnosed hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency department. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted from march 2009 to march 2010 at imam hossein medical and educational center, teheran, iran. a total of 2070 patients aged 18 years and older were admitted to the emergency department without pr...

introduction: emergency department is one of the most important hospital wards that offers emergency services to unstable patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. however, the way the services are offered reflects the general status of the hospital since patients with the most serious problems frequently refer to the emergency department. emergency department waiting time is one of the indices u...