MEDICAL GUIDELINES FOR AIRLINE TRAVEL: MANAGEMENT OF IN-FLIGHT CIRCULATORY ARREST

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Paulina Pisaniak ◽  
Dawid Kurzyna ◽  
Patryk Stokłosa ◽  
Patrycja Pisaniak ◽  
Dorota Ozga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Adverse Event ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Circulatory Arrest ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Medical Guidelines

In recent times, air transport has become more common, and so the number of passengers using it has increased. As travellers increased, so did the risk of any adverse event related to the health or life of those on board. The staff of the aircraft should be properly trained to be able to help the victim and at the same time be able to stay calm on board the plane. It is also not uncommon for a person with medical education to be present on board the plane – it is importantthat healthcare professionals know their rights and obligations arising from the situation. The paper presents the procedures applicable to the cabin crew, health care workers present on board and passengers who are at increasedrisk of a life-threatening episode during the flight.

Complementary systems: Quality and timeliness of passive vs. active adverse event reporting and regulatory vs. peer-reviewed adverse drug reaction (ADR) dissemination

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6062-6062
Author(s):  
C. L. Bennett ◽  
C. Angelotta ◽  
A. J. Lurie ◽  
E. A. Lyons ◽  
P. R. Yarnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Adverse Event ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Adverse Event Reporting ◽  
Passive Surveillance ◽  
Event Reporting ◽  
Package Inserts ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Systems Quality

6062 Background: RADAR, a NIH funded R01 project, obtains reports of serious ADRs by conducting hypothesis-driven active surveillance efforts in hematology/oncology. The FDA and pharmaceutical sponsors conduct passive surveillance efforts based on review of reports voluntarily submitted by health care workers. Methods: Completeness and timeliness of ADR reports and dissemination efforts by RADAR versus the FDA/pharmaceutical sponsors were compared. Results: Individual reports were more complete in RADAR databases with fewer total reports (341 versus 1,341). Pharmaceutical sponsors disseminated ADR data 1 year (median) earlier as revised package inserts (PIs), but RADAR publications were more complete. Conclusion: Compared to pharmacovigilance efforts by the FDA/pharmaceutical suppliers, RADAR is more complete but less timely. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals From nurse to patient: A journey to healing

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Begazo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Nurse Manager ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Life Threatening

The nurse manager of an oncology clinic in a major cancer center shares his personal experience as a COVID-19 patient with other health care workers. He has spent two weeks in intensive care and found himself on the brink of death. In a lively description, he underlines the aspect of care that contributed to his cure. This included the respect that his caregivers expressed to his values, his love of his family and his religious beliefs. The communication of the caregivers was always honest and compassionate. He learned that love is the strongest motivation to survive in the course of a life-threatening disease and that healing is possible even in the absence of cure.

scholarly journals Dolezal, L., Rose, A., and Cooper, F. COVID-19, Online Shaming and Healthcare Professionals.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luna Dolezal ◽  
Arthur Rose ◽  
Fred Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Deadly Disease

As previous pandemics have taught us, coming into contact with, or being associated with, a highly infectious and potentially deadly disease has social consequences. Hence, it is no surprise that stigma and shame have developed around COVID-19. Although there have been outpourings of support and admiration for health-care workers for their work in this pandemic, health professionals have been among those directly affected. This article considers how shame has been part of healthcare workers’ experience during the COVID-19 pandemic because of social media use and instances of online shaming.

scholarly journals COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on mental health of healthcare professionals in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Robin Bhattarai ◽  
Joshila Chanu Yumnam ◽  
Kishor Chhantyal ◽  
Karuna Rai ◽  
Manoj Kumar Chaudhary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Impact

Given the unprecedented global public health crisis due to the covid-19 pandemic, it is important to recognize the psychological impact on health care professionals. Previous experiences from the smaller scale epidemiology and new literature on COVID-19 have shown that increased pressure on healthcare professionals is associated with rise in the psychological incidence rates. We have described the psychological burden of the covid-19 pandemic on health care workers in Nepal and reviewed the literature on the impact of previous epidemics on front-line health care workers. In addition, we discussed potential triggers and measures to minimize the front-line psychological pressure to deal with this biological threat.

scholarly journals Death and Mourning Process in Frontline Health Care Professionals and Their Families During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreeja Das ◽  
Tushar Singh ◽  
Rahul Varma ◽  
Yogesh Kumar Arya
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mourning Process

The COVID-19 epidemic has mushroomed globally, disrupting the existence of millions. Under this current pandemic situation, the frontline health care professionals are looped in the clutch of the virus and are relatively more exposed to the patients infected with the disease. In this precarious situation, the frontline health care professionals have contributed their best to provide utmost care to the patients infected with the ailment. The direct involvement of these professionals, however, has taken a toll on their physical health as well as on their mental well-being. Several studies conducted recently have reported that frontline health care workers engaged in direct diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with COVID-19 are associated with a higher risk of symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues. Lack of personal protection equipment, unreasonable amounts of work, improper medicines, fear of contracting the disease, and lack of skilled training have interposed the frontline health care workers with unimaginable stress. Due to the widespread outbreak, the death count of the frontline health care professionals has also surged. However, studies exploring the physical and mental welfare of the frontline health care professionals and their families are very few and far behind. To address this aperture, the present paper attempts to highlight the psychological and physical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frontline health care professions and to understand the impact of the death of these frontline health care professionals on the psychological well-being, mourning process, and complicated grief among the family members of healthcare professionals. The paper also presents some recommendations for providing psychological support to healthcare professionals and their bereaved families.

scholarly journals Knowledge awareness and attitude about biomedical waste management among dental care professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 5810
Author(s):  
Sumalatha M. N. ◽  
M. Veerakumari ◽  
V. Shivakumar ◽  
G. Sreedhar ◽  
Avinash V. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
Medical Education Program ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Health care workers are constantly associated with generation, segregation and disposal of biomedical wastes. Knowledge, attitude and awareness of BMW management among HCWs are the three determinants used to evaluate the effective functioning of BMW management system of the Institution. This study aims to detect the degree of Knowledge, attitude and awareness of BMW management among HCWs in a dental hospital.Methods: This study included 90 HCWs from three groups (dentists, interns, and paramedical staffs), each group comprising of 30 individuals. They were instructed to tick their response in the questionnaire containing 22 questions and were graded as good, average and poor based on individual score.Results: Order of decreasing knowledge and attitude seen among the three groups was dentists followed by interns and paramedical staff. Decreasing order of awareness was postgraduates, interns and laboratory technicians with same score, followed by nurses and sanitary staffs. In our study, 88%, 86.7% and 69.33% of participants had above average KAA values respectively.Conclusions: Doctors and interns had better understanding of BMW management than other Paramedical staff members. Sanitary workers were highly ignorant regarding BMW management. So a continuing medical education program on BMW management should be conducted on yearly basis to train and update newly appointed as well as existing HCWs.

scholarly journals Analysis of Self-medication practices and patterns among the healthcare professionals in a tertiary care hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-193
Author(s):  
T Padmavathi ◽  
Rajavel Murugan ◽  
Hansi B H
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
General Population ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Care Workers

Over recent days self medication has become much prevalent among general population as well as medical fraternity and can cause serious implications such as financial cost, wastage of resources, drug resistance and adverse effects. More than 50% of general population have been found to implicate practice of self medication. Due to the nature of their work, the health care workers have a good idea about drug dosages and frequently indulge in self medication.This observational, questionnaire based study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital after obtaining approval from IEC. Questionnaire comprising of 20 questions pertaining to self-medication such as drugs administered, the reasons for self-medications, the diseases and adverse reactions was distributed to the staff nurses, nursing assistants, lab technicians and theatre assistants. Out of 170 healthcare professionals 150 responded Of the 90 participants who had illness 73 participants (81.1%) self-medicated. The main reasons for self-medication were availability of the old prescription (32.9%), triviality of illnesses (19.2%), familiarity with the drugs (19.2%) and long distance to reach the doctor (15.1%). The drugs used were analgesics and antipyretics (NSAIDS) (78.6%), anti-ulcer drugs (20%), anti-histamines (11.4%) and antibiotics (10%).The symptoms were headache (61.4%), fever (17.1%), acidity (17.1%), cough and cold (14.3%), body pain (12.9%) and GIT (5.7%).Self medication practice among health care workers was proved to be high since they are closely related to doctors and drugs.The high prevalence has to be reduced since it could lead to drug resistance and unwanted side effects.

scholarly journals Restoring dignity and respect to health care workers

2006 ◽  
Vol 59 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 515-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olesja Nedic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Life Threatening

Introduction. This year, the World Health Organization focuses on restoring dignity and respect to health care workers. The aim of this study was to investigate the workplace stressors in physicians. Material and Methods. The present study was performed in the period 2002-2004, among physicians treated in the Health Center Novi Sad. The examinees were asked to fill out a questionnaire - a workplace survey - to identify workplace stressors by using a self-evaluation method. The physicians were divided into three groups: those practicing surgery (S), internal medicine (IM) and preventive-diagnostics (PD). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS and STATISTICA software. The sample included 208 physicians with an average age of 40 years (SD=7,1); average work experience of 22 years (SD=8,1). Results. 65 physicians from group S and 108 physicians from group IM, identified the following workplace stressors: treating patients in life-threatening situations (47.7%, 30.6%, respectfully); on-call duty (13.8%, 12%); low salary (10.8%, 10.2%); limited diagnostic and therapeutic resources in the IM group. 35 physicians from the DP group identified the following stressors: low salary (25%), treating patients in life-threatening situations and a great number of patients (16%). The analysis of all examined physicians revealed the following workplace stressors: treating patients in life-threatening situations (34.6%), low salary (13%), on-call duty and overtime, and too many patients per physician (11.5%). Conclusion. Restoring the reputation of health workers can be done by providing new equipment to resolve life-threatening situations, by increasing salaries, reducing on-call time, as well as the number of patients. Generally speaking, this should help to improve the quality of work in the health care system, in accordance with the recommendations of the WHO. .

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