introductionchildren with severe asthma attack are a challenging group of patients who could be difficult to treat and leading to significant morbidity and mortality. asthma attack severity is qualitatively estimated as mild, moderate and severe attacks and respiratory failure based on conditions such as respiration status, feeling of dyspnea, and the degree of unconsciousness. part of which ar...

We report the use of extradural diamorphine for postoperative analgesia as a nurse-based service on selected surgical wards in a district general hospital. Eight hundred patients received lumbar or thoracic extradural diamorphine analgesia for postoperative or traumatic pain. Diamorphine was administered in bolus form by suitably trained nursing staff. Satisfactory analgesia, recorded on a verb...

Background: Nosocomial infections acquired during hospitalization depend on the characteristics of microorganisms, with a high risk being when contaminated environment. Cross-transmission microorganisms by surfaces and hands health care workers are considered to be main route spread nosocomial infections.
 Aim study: This study aim detect fungal contamination ward furnishings medical equip...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the effect on outcome of referral to specialist facilities after cardiopulmonary arrest in a general ward. METHODS A retrospective analysis of resuscitation records of 743 patients in whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed in a general ward between 1988 and 1992. After successful initial cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patients were identified as transferred to c...

Background: In Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) different sound intensities and frequencies are produced from different sources, which may exert undesirable physiological effects on the infants. The aim of this study was to determine the noise level and its sources in the NICU and neonatal ward of Al-Zahra Hospital of Rasht, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the inte...

objective one of the prominent microorganisms in several reports of nosocomial infections is staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus) which is carried by several health care workers (hcw) many times throughout the day. the present investigation was conducted to assess the nasal and hand carriage rate of s. aureus amongst medical personnel of loghman hakim hospital's toxicological intensive care unit (...

INTRODUCTION Pediatric emergency mass critical care during disasters requires modifications to standard healthcare operations. Modification of standards for pediatric emergency mass critical care should include incorporation of family-centered care principles. Family-centered care, which is an integral aspect of current pediatric practice, encourages active participation of the child's family i...

To find out the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infection and methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA), clinical samples from nosocomially infected patients were processed by following standard methodology in microbiology laboratory, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. Of 149 S. aureus isolates, skin infection isolates contributed a major part 72.5% making nos...