conclusions these findings indicate relatively high prevalence rate of ha infection among nurses and paramedical personnel at this hospital. nevertheless, 30% of the health workers have been seronegative and are still at risk of ha infection development. considering that the disease has more severe course as age increases, improvement of standard hygiene and prevention strategies are recommende...

One of the major medical advances of the 20th century has been the discovery of anti-tuberculosis drugs capable of curing almost every patient suffering from the disease. The application ofchemotherapy in technically advanced countries has resulted in a spectacular decline of tuberculosis. In contrast, in developing countries there has been little improvement since mass chemotherapy has failed ...

The aim of this paper is to establish critical success factors in 57 biomedical laboratories in academic hospitals and health research institutes in the Netherlands. Great differences could be demonstrated between the more-than-average and the lessthan-average performers, with regard to the effectiveness of personnel policy, the flexibility of administrative procedures and the establishing of n...

In a preliminary study involving 75 normal and 10 abnormal eyes the Arden grating acuity test was assessed under difficult conditions of rural field work. It was found to be adequately sensitive and specific for screening out individuals with visual impairment due to refractive errors or ocular disease, and to distinguish between these. Inexperienced paramedical personnel could carry out the te...

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy is a closed-loop, non-invasive active system, characterised by a controlled and localised negative pressure applied on porous polyurethane absorbent foams. It promotes healing of acute and chronic wounds. Therapeutic effects of VAC therapy have been proved and demonstrated; however, this method can have some disadvantages. Even if it is a quite versatile de...

The time taken to initiate defibrillation is a key factor in determining survival after cardiac arrest; all first-responding medical or paramedical personnel are thus recommended to receive training in defibrillation skills. We have recently established a working programme that allows trained coronary care nurses to defibrillate in emergencies. Prospective data collected from 1 October 1996 to ...

A sample of 253 women from rural and urban areas of south Lebanon were visited for 18 months after delivery. Information was collected on patterns of reproduction, infant feeding, and use of the health services. The findings indicate that educated women and women living in urban areas were better off in terms of family formation patterns, immunisation, and well-baby care. The importance of educ...

Improving the productivity, quality and availability of medical services directly depends on effectiveness motivational mechanisms for personnel management. Despite sufficient empirical practical experience in field health workforce management, data comparison labor motivation among different professional categories are not often found. The article analyzes main motives nurses doctors, reveals ...

Medical errors are unintentional acts that take place due to the negligence or lead to undesirable consequences in medical practice. The purpose of this study was to design a conceptual model for medical error reporting system. This applied descriptive cross-sectional research employed Delphi method carried out from 2012 to 2013. The study population was medical and paramedical personnel of ...