the police are competent and always present contact persons who have direct knowledge and experience and act as role models in the area of road traffic. one of the focuses of police work is to increase tolerance and consideration, especially for more vulnerable road users. the priorities of the police are geared at emphasizing how relevant and appropriate the decisions made by road traffic auth...

background: the aim of the study was a recommendation and establishment the concept of the appropriate communication between public health, other competent services and population in emergency as the corner stone which guarantee that all goals which are important for community life will be achieved. methods: we used methodology appropriate for social science: analyses of documents, historical a...

background: accurate and timely information and communication are vital to adequately prepare individual health organizations for emergency events. the current article investigated health-related communication and information systems for emergency management in iran. methods: the present study was conducted in 2009 with a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach. simple random purposeful sam...

objectives the research question addressed by this paper is, “what are the characteristics and findings of studies on workplace violence against emergency medical services personnel”? data sources a systematic literature review was conducted using online databases (pubmed, scopus, google scholar, and magiran) with the help of experienced librarians. study selection inclusion criteria comprised ...

Background: Acute poisonings are common presentations to emergency departments (EDs) worldwide and require rapid assessment. Consultant emergency physicians (EPs) faced with various toxicological presentations must initiate rapid investigations and empirical management. This study aimed to determine emergency department doctors’ level of knowledge and confidence in toxicological presentations, ...

Introduction: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) remains as one of the most reliable tests in clinical practices. Yet its use is time consuming and requires a large blood sample. The aim of this study was assessing a faster and reliable method of ESR estimation. Methods: An ESR estimation method was described and performed on 108 patients using capillary tube (micro ESR) and capillary periphe...

Background & aim: Avoiding unintended pregnancy is an important issue among college students. Emergency contraception is considered as a practical method to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. This study was conducted to measure the knowledge of college students regarding emergency contraception in Zanjan, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 911 college students, ...