the aims of this study were to assess the demographic and some epidemiological features among patients of kerman emergency services. the research was a cross-sectional study and conducted in 30 days period (2001 feb.). the questionnaires and a checklist were used for data recollection. six hundred sixty 660 patients, (480 males and 180 females.) participated in this study. the average of subjec...

background hospital readmission places a high burden on both health care systems and patients. most readmissions are thought to be related to the quality of the health care system. objectives the aim of this study was to examine the causes and rates of early readmission in emergency department in a tehran hospital. patients and methods a cross-sectional investigation was performed to study read...

introduction: suicidal ideation is an emergent problem in the emergency department (ed) that often complicates patient disposition and discharge. it has been shown that ketamine possesses fast acting antidepressant and anti-suicidal effects. this study was conducted to examine the effects of a single intravenous bolus of ketamine on patients with suicidal ideations in ed. methods: forty-nine su...

the present study was designed to evaluate the quality of cpr procedures performed in tehran's rasool-e-akram hospital-- the first emergency medicine academic center in iran-using a videotaped real-life (actual) cpr technique, with the aim of pointing out the defects and shortcomings in this regard. the performance of the cpr team in the emergency resuscitation room of rasool-e-akram hospital w...

introduction: medical emergencies can frequently happen in dental settings and inability to cope with them can lead to tragic outcomes. the of aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of medical emergencies in dental settings in babol, iran and dentists’ self-perceived need for practical training in this field. materials and methods: a descriptive-ana-lytical study was performed by usin...

conclusions no significant differences were observed between electronic learning and lecture-based education in improving interns’ knowledge of cpr drugs. background conventional educational systems seem to be improper throughout the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) teaching process. the most common causes of failed resuscitation are unfamiliarity with cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithm...

conclusions preventable accidental poisoning is a significant cause of morbidity in children in developing countries. the study provided information on evolving trends and the need for increasing awareness about potential toxins as well as appropriate storage of toxins in the house to reduce the occurrence of accidental poisoning. patients and methods records of 170 patients from 1998 and 147 f...

conclusions providing care in the emergency department is significantly affected by nonemergent patients, as the emergency department is a place for critically ill patients thus awareness training program is recommended. results nine key informants were interviewed formally. four main categories emerged from the nurses’ culture: nonemergent patient as an uninvited guest, nonemergent patient as ...

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 ...

objective: to ascertain the utilization of the emergency contraception and to evaluate the impact of intervention on acceptability and utilization of emergency contraceptive pills. materials and methods: this community based cross sectional study was carried out by the department of community medicine in the slums of chandigarh. the study sample was chosen by two stage systematic sampling. part...