objective: this study aimed to determine the association of cardiac risk factors and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (ami) in emergency department (ed) patients with non-diagnostic ecg changes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in the ed of imam hossein hospital during a period of one year. in this study, patients with symptoms suggestive of ami including chest pain, dys...

introduction: aim of current study is determination of optimal number of nurses in the emergency department of shiraz ali asghar hospital. method: current study is an applied study and belongs to operational research (or) studies. the population has been studied in this research, includes records of referred patients to the emergency department of hospital in 2008. sampling was performed in the...

Objective:  Patient satisfaction is one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of emergency services and health care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction in the emergency department (ED)...

Background: Chest X-rays (CXRs) are traditionally performed to determine intra-thoracic injuries in all blunt chest trauma patients in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman. As there are some disadvantages upon CXR and radiation exposure, therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the role of CXR in the diagnosis of intra-thoracic injuries caused by any blunt chest trauma. Me...