Trauma monthly
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Advances in the care of burn injuries have resulted from the efforts of regional patient-based specialist teams at burn care centers. ⋯ Due to high prevalence of burn injuries in Iran, increasing the level of awareness of the society as well as adhering to safety procedures both at home and workplace is recommended via implementing effective national safety policies.
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Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) assess patients during early phases of deterioration to reduce patient morbidity and mortality. ⋯ The RRT was able to detect preventable adverse events and reduce the mortality and incidence of unexpected cardiac arrests.
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The overcrowded hospital is an unsafe one. Overcrowding the emergency department (ED) results in increased patient suffering, prolonged waiting time, deteriorating level of service, and on occasion, a worsened medical condition or even death. ⋯ Decreased number of acute area admitted patients, and increase W/A proportion showed that the initiative was successful in obviating ED overcrowding while provision of care to those most in need was not altered.
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In modern life, the incidence of traumatic injuries increases daily. In accidents which lead to trauma, massive bleeding is the main cause of death. Nowadays, many different chemical and herbal agents are available for quick control of bleeding. ⋯ In this study, it seems that activity of "Quikclot" in cessation of bleeding of large arterial vessels was slightly better than "Chitohem". Due to limitations which we had in this study, further studies are necessary to show the actual differences between these agents and their side effects.
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Nephrolithiasis is a relatively common problem and a frequent Emergency Department (ED) diagnosis in patients who present with acute flank/abdominal pain. The pain management in these patients is often challenging. ⋯ We conclude that there were no significant differences among the gender, time of admission and side - effects in renal colic patients in response to morphine.