BACKGROUND A third of world's filariasis cases occur in India. As a result Mass Drug Administration (MDA) was commenced in 1997 with the aim of eliminating this disease by 2015. However the coverage of MDA was not satisfactory. The underlying reasons for the poor coverage need to be identified. This study was conducted to assess the awareness of health personnel of lymphatic filariasis and the ...

BACKGROUND Basic life support (BLS), a key component of the chain of survival decreases the arrest - cardiopulmonary resuscitation interval and increases the rate of hospital discharge. The study aimed to explore the knowledge of and attitude towards basic life support (BLS) among medical/paramedical professionals. METHODS An observational study was conducted by assessing response to self pre...

With appropriate planning and preparation, a modified leprosy elimination campaign (MLEC) was undertaken in Brihan Mumbai (Bombay), which has a population of around 11 million. For the campaign, 4879 non-leprosy paramedical and non-medical personnel were trained and utilized as searchers. The MLEC revealed 1410 new leprosy cases, with a new case detection rate of 1.83/10,000. Over 80% of all ca...

A two part study was carried out to identify the most cost-effective way of enhancing first aid in the British Army. There is a lack of co-ordination between a variety of training programmes for paramedical non-RAMC personnel. Questionnaires were used to ascertain the views of users and experts were asked their views on the requirement for first aid at point of wounding on the battlefield. Skil...

The development of a safe, effective nonsurgical method of female sterilization that can be performed by paramedical personnel remains a high priority. The method should have a blind delivery system and require only one application. Methyl cyanoacrylate and quinacrine hydrochloride are the two most promising chemical agents. Quinacrine has evolved from instillations of a solution to the develop...

Four-year experience with a hypertension control program in Medellín, Colombia, is reported. A simple and reproducible model is presented to be given mainly by general practitioners with follow-up care delegated to well-trained practical nurses. The model has proved efficient in avoiding dropouts and obtaining lower blood pressure readings. Survival and compliance curves indicate that both are ...

The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the paramedical industry was the most cataclysmic event to occur since the inception of paramedical services in 1969. With the exception of a rather significant growth spurt which occurred in 1972 due to the introduction of the Mobile Paramedical Exam, paramedical services volume ebbed as term wars began and many companies found it necessary to go as high as $...