conclusions a large number (about two-thirds) of emts had some sort of back pain; it is highly recommended to promote the attitude and motivation of the individuals to take care to prevent back injury and inform them of the principles of back care. implications for primary prevention and care practice include encouraging emts to apply accurate principles of back care. results data showed that w...

The rapid development of new electronic technologies and instruments, utilized to perform many current clinical operations in the biomedical field, is changing the way medical health care is delivered to patients. The majority of test results from laboratory analyses, performed with these analytical instruments often prior to clinical examinations, are frequently used for management decisions p...

currently, different highly sensitive nucleic acid detection-based protocols used in medical diagnostic laboratories need specific working conditions, and if no optimization is performed, misleading results can be obtained. limitations of each protocol is different in obtaining an appropriate result. awareness of these limitations plays an important role in providing a reliable result for physi...

BACKGROUND The guidelines for minimizing occupational health risk from exposure to highly infectious diseases is already established but little information exists on the compliance of these measures among paramedical workers in India. OBJECTIVE To study the awareness of occupational safety measures such as universal precautions, biomedical waste handling, disposal and its compliance in their ...

abstract background and aim: increased rate of micronucleus in buccal mucosa cells and its correlation with carcinogenesis is worth consideration. recently, occupation in dental laboratories has been proposed as a predisposing factor. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of occupational exposure on buccal mucosa cells of dental laboratory technicians. materials and methods:...

In Cambodia, nearly half of pregnant women attend antenatal care (ANC), which is an entry point of services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). However, most of ANC services are provided in health centres or fields, where laboratory services by technicians are not available. In this study, those voluntary confidential counselling and testing (VCCT) counsellors involve...

Introduction Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was an enormous public health challenge. Nigeria was able to contain the spread of the virus with a concerted effort and an effective public health response in terms of identification of contacts, rapid laboratory diagnosis, quarantine and symptomatic treatment. We determined the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical laboratory practit...