The dose distribution inside the Gamma Cobalt irradiation therapy unit at Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) was determined both experimentally and theoretically. MCNP computer code, based on Monte Carlo method, was used to model the unit and calculate the dose distributions in both normal and emergency situation of the unit. The dose distribution inside the unit was also measured during t...

BACKGROUND Acute chest pain is a common symptom among patients presenting to emergency wards. Identification and admission of patients with real acute coronary syndrome and preventing the hospitalization of people with false diagnosis of coronary syndrome are the most important tasks in emergency wards. The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of designing a special chest pai...

This study is a bibliographic, descriptive, exploratory and qualitative research. The research took place in July August, 2021, the following databases: LILACS (Latin American Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences), MEDLINE (Medical Analysis Retrieval System Online) BDENF (Bibliographic Database Specialized Nursing Area. descriptors were used: Nursing; Urgency; Emergency Assistance, according...

1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy 2 Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands 3 Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of ...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common, growing, and costly medical condition. We aimed to evaluate the impact of a management algorithm for symptomatic AF that used an emergency department observation unit on hospital admission rates and patient outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS This retrospective cohort study compared 563 patients who presented consecutively in the year after implement...

Background: The present study aimed to evaluate the surge capability of Shahid Rajaee Trauma Hospital in Shiraz in response to a mass causality incident. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Shahid Rajaee Hospital in Shiraz in 2017. The Delphi technique was used in this study. For this purpose, three checklists were used for the emergency department, operating room, and intensive c...

background : coronary artery diseases are one of the causes of early death all over the world. in developed countries, ischemic heart disease is responsible for the half of the entire mortalities; however in developing countries it is estimated from 9 million deaths per year annually 32 percent of all deaths due to coronary artery disease. acute coronary syndromes are responsible for over 250,0...

To determine the frequency of skin disorders encountered in a paediatric emergency care unit and to evaluate the benefits of advice from a dermatologist, we prospectively recorded data of children admitted with skin disorders to the emergency care unit during a 5-month period. Diagnostic agreement between paediatricians and dermatologists evaluating the patients separately was assessed. Three h...