PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of job stress, state of sleep, and depression and to identify factors influencing depression of emergency medical technicians. METHODS: The research was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. Data collection were done using self-report questionnaires with 162 emergency medical technicians working in hospitals who agreed to participate in the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 Program. RESULTS: Depression had significant negative correlations with state of sleep, (r=-482, p<.001) and positive correlations with job stress (r=.196,p=.013). State of sleep had significant negative correlations with job stress (r=-.168, p=.033). The variance for life satisfaction was 23.7% (F=25.964, p<.001). Variable of state of sleep significantly predicted depression of emergency medical technicians. CONCLUSION: Considering these results, for emergency medical technicians' job stress, state of sleep, and depression, further studies are needed. Furthermore, there is a need to develop and implement new strategies to improve depression among emergency medical technicians.
Data Collection ; Depression ; Emergencies ; Emergency Medical Technicians ; Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Granuloma* ; Leprosy, Lepromatous*

Emphysematous cystitis is a rare condition characterized by gas collection in the wall and lumen of the bladder. We experienced three cases of emphysematous cystiris. All patients were female; one was associated with a long term history of diabetes mellitus and another with urinary indwelling catheter. All of the cases were easily diagnosed on plain radiograph and CT scan, and were successfully treated with antibiotic therapy. In one of the cases, however, associated abscess due to perivesical extension of inflammation was treated by combined external drainage.
Abscess ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Cystitis* ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Drainage ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Urinary Bladder

Ceftizoxime sodium is a new synthetic β-lactam antibiotic combining potent antibacterial activity with high stability to a wide range of bacterial β-lactamase. This experiment was achieved to evaluate the antibacterial activities of ceftizoxime sodium against. Gram negative enteric bacteria isolated from in outpatient visiting Yeungnam university hospital and to study the emergence of drug induced bacterial variants which resist to ceftizoxime in vitro. The antibacterial activity of the ceftizoxime was compared with that of antibiotics and its effect on population of normal intestinal flora in mice was observed. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Highly effective antibacterial activity of ceftizoxime against Gram negative enteric bacilli was demonstrated and this antibacterial activity was superior to that of ampicillin. 2. Several test strains shows multiple antibiotic resistance. Among 15 strains of Escherichia coli, 1 strain was resistant to ampicillin, cefadroxil, gentamicin, tetracycline, and 2 strains were resistant to ampicillin, cefadroxil, tetracycline, five strains of Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae was resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline and Shigella dysenteriae was resistant to ampicillin, gentamicin, tetracycline. 3. The frequency of in vitro emergence of resistant variants among ceftizoxime sensitive bacteria in the presence of increasing concentrations of the compound was found to be low. 4. Plasmid was isolated in 6 of 9 strains (6 strains of Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Enterobacter cloacae and Salmonella typhi). That showed different antibiotic resistance. They were 5 strains of Escherichia coli and 1 strain of Shigella dysenteriae. However, plasmid could not be considered as a hallmark for antibiotic resistance by this Further studies with curing experiment are to be accomplished for this purpose. 5. Changes in the bacterial count of normal intestinal flora following 25 mg/kg/day administration of ceftizoxime over 5 consecutive days were not significant. In conclusion, ceftizoxime appeared to be a drug of choice in the treatment of Gram negative enteric bacilli infection.
Ampicillin ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bacteria ; Bacterial Load ; Cefadroxil ; Ceftizoxime* ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Enterobacter cloacae ; Enterobacteriaceae* ; Escherichia coli ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; Gentamicins ; Humans ; In Vitro Techniques* ; Mice ; Outpatients ; Plasmids ; Salmonella ; Shigella dysenteriae ; Tetracycline

Although the ultrasonography & CT have been regarded as a primary procedure in the differential diagnosis of upper abdominal mass, the CT was more superior in the diagnosis, its extent and relationship to the bowel in the cases of the leiomyosarcoma & leiomyoma of the stomach than those of the ultrasonography. The authors studied CT findings of 9 cases of pathologically proven gastric smooth muscle tumor (leiomyosarcoma 7, leiomyoma 2) during the last two years. The results were as follows: 1. CT findings of gastric leiomyosarcoma were often quite large mass, average 15 cm in diameter; extensive central necrotic or cystic changes were fou nd in all 7 cases, seen more clearly on postcontract scan; calcification and peripheral rim enhancement of the tumor were seen in one case each other. 2. Metastasis to the liver and the spleen was seen only in one case, which revealed centrally necrotic and ascites was found in one case. 3. Two cases of gastric leiomyoma were smaller in size, average 6.3 cm in diameter than those of leiomyosarcomaj central necrotic or cystic changes were less common and less extensive. 4. If there were no evidence of central necrotic or cystic changes in large peri-or juxtagastric tumor, ohe should consider other diagnostic possibilities such as left lobe hepatoma, exophytic stomach cancer, Iymphoma or other mesenchymal tumors than leiomyosarcoma.
Ascites ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Leiomyoma ; Leiomyosarcoma ; Liver ; Muscle, Smooth ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Smooth Muscle Tumor ; Spleen ; Stomach ; Stomach Neoplasms ; Ultrasonography

CT findings justified surgical intervention in three young patients who had suffered from epilepsy and attack like unconsciousness. Other neurodiagnostic procedures with these patients had failed to show focal cerebral lesions amenable to surgical treatment. Two patients of them achieved significant relief from seizures after operation, but one has been suffering from occasional epileptic attacks yet.
Epilepsy ; Humans ; Seizures* ; Unconsciousness

No abstract available.
Corylus* ; Hypersensitivity*

We had experienced a case of metastatic papillary adenocarcinoma in the posterior fossa originating from the maxillary sinus, though there is general agreement that the commonest orgin of the metastatic intracranial tumors is bronchogenic carcinoma with carcinoma of the breast a close second;stomach and kidney come next and the carcinomas metastasize to the supratentorial cavity mostly. The patient was 41-year-old male who had complained of severe frontal headache, vomiting and loss of weight for about 40 days prior to admission. The tumor was located between the cerebellum and the meninges, and well demarcated, yellowhish and soft. We could remove it easily. Microscopic findings of the tumor showed papillomatous overgrowth of moderately differentiated signet ring cells with areas of necrosis and frequent mitosis. PAS staining revealed the presence of PAS positive materials in those cells.
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary* ; Adult ; Breast ; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic ; Cerebellum ; Headache ; Humans ; Kidney ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus* ; Meninges ; Mitosis ; Necrosis ; Vomiting

Authors report a rare case of arteriovenous malformation associated with porencephaly in left frontal lobe of a 35 years old man. Local brain atrophy is generally ascribed to local pressure effect by the vascular malformation or to localized circulatory disturbances, so as in this case.
Adult ; Arteriovenous Malformations ; Atrophy ; Brain ; Frontal Lobe ; Humans ; Vascular Malformations

No abstract available.
Dermatitis, Atopic* ; Food Hypersensitivity ; Milk Hypersensitivity* ; Milk*