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Use of Beach Shoes for Foot Protection during the Bangkok Flood of 2011 [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2013
BACKGROUND: Foot injury was common as a result of the Bangkok flood of 2011. In the future, this type of injury should be prevented to lessen the burden during a disaster.
Saranatra Waikakul
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Volunteers@your library: benefits and pitfalls of volunteers in hospital libraries

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 2004
The purpose of this survey was to explore the attitudes of hospital library managers toward the use of library volunteers. During April 2003 a questionnaire was mailed to 89 Ontario hospital library managers.
Mary McDiarmid, Ethel W Auster
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Developing and implementing an integrated delirium prevention system of care:a theory driven, participatory research study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Delirium is a common complication for older people in hospital. Evidence suggests that delirium incidence in hospital may be reduced by about a third through a multi-component intervention targeted at known modifiable risk factors.
A Edlund, A McIntyre, AE Powell, C May, C May, CV Lukas, DK Kiely, DL Fixsen, DL Leslie, DL Leslie, E Marcantonio, EH Bradley, EM Eeles, ER Marcantonio, ER Marcantonio, ER Marcantonio, FH Rubin, Francine Cheater, GK SteelFisher, GS Duppils, HC Kaplan, J Corbin, J Day, J McCusker, J Ovretveit, J Witlox, JA Rizzo, Jane Smith, John B Young, John Green, K Milisen, K Milisen, KH Pitkala, LJ Damschroder, LJ Young, Mary Godfrey, MG Cole, P Bate, P Galanakis, P Hawe, P Hawe, P Pronovost, P Williams-Russo, R Grol, Royal College of Psychiatrists, S Dahlke, Sharon K Inouye, SK Inouye, SK Inouye, SK Inouye, SK Inouye, SK Inouye, ST O'Keeffe, T Greenhalgh, Y Gustafson   +54 more
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Ceftazidime: pharmacokinetics in young volunteers versus elderly patients and therapeutic efficacy with complicated urinary tract infections [PDF]

, 1983
Thirty-six urological patients (21 male, 15 female) aged 21 to 83 years with complicated and/or hospital-acquired urinary tract infections due to sensitive bacteria were treated with ceftazidime intravenously with a daily dose of 2 g bd over 5 to 17 days.
Grobecker, H., Kees, Frieder K., Naber, K. G.   +2 more
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Process of implementing and delivering the Prevention of Delirium system of care: a mixed method preliminary study

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Delirium is a frequent complication of hospital admission among older people. Multicomponent interventions which can reduce incident delirium by ≈one-third are recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.
Mary Godfrey, John Green, Jane Smith, Francine Cheater, Sharon K. Inouye, Keith Hurst, John Young   +6 more
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Use of ultraviolet-fluorescence-based simulation in evaluation of personal protective equipment worn for first assessment and care of a patient with suspected high-consequence infectious disease [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Variations currently exist across the UK in the choice of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by healthcare workers when caring for patients with suspected high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs).
Bailey, C., Clark, Richard, Crook, B., Evans, C., Gregory, S., Hall, S., Poller, B., Poran, V., Roberts, P., Tunbridge, A.   +9 more
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Establishment of the Normal Reference Range of Thrombelastogram among the Healthy Population and Pregnants in China

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019
Background: We aimed to establish the reference range of thrombelastogram (TEG) for Chinese healthy volunteers and pregnant women and analyze the influence factors.
Rong GUI, Xueyuan HUANG, Ming ZHOU, Shujuan OUYANG, Yunfeng FU, Hao TANG, Fengxia LIU, Rong HUANG, Meng GAO, Hang DONG, Yongjun WANG   +10 more
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Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic Usage at Therapeutic Doses on Daytime Sleepiness

Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences, 2023
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of using atypical antipsychotic drug usage at therapeutic doses on daytime sleepiness. One hundred twenty volunteers who met the inclusion-exclusion criteria were divided into two equal groups.
Birol Topcu, Meltem Alan, Tuğba Nurcan Yüksel   +2 more
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Sitting

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2022
A family physician volunteers for a hospital shift as a patient sitter and reflects on the experience in this creative writing article. Freed from clinical responsibilities in a hospital setting, sitting and observing the patient’s interactions with ...
John Brill
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The role of volunteers in improving rehabilitation patients' experiences and outcomes

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Volunteers are an essential part of the Canadian health care system. In 2013, 12.7 million Canadians or 44% of people aged 15 years and older participated in some form of volunteer work, and 12% of those individuals donated time to health ...
Rachel Thombs, Michelle Nelson
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