Health Sciences

Introduction: Work is a central element of an individual’s life, and is the main reference for determining patterns of identity and sociability, political activities, family life, access to economic resources and opportunities for achieving good health and well being. There are some working classes such as road transport drivers who work tirelessly behind the wheels, commuting the different places without adequate food, rest and sleep. These people work in unfavourable climatic conditions compounded but delays and break down.

Acute appendicitis considered one of the commonest aetiology of the cases attended into the emergency unit as a case of acute abdomen. Its detection depends on clinical examination, lab. Investigations, sonography, and some times abdominal laproscopy is needed. The increased level of serub bilirubin is considered to be a new detecting method.

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the emergency procedure used to salvage victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest. It should be carried out with great urgency to avoid permanent brain damage or even death that would result if the victim stays from 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. The aim of study: To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on the knowledge of cardio pulmonary resuscitation among the nursing staff in the Khartoum Teaching, Ahmed Gasim, Omdurman Teaching, and the Khartoum North Teaching hospitals.

Subdural empyema (SDE) is a life-threatening infection, it accounts for about 15-22% of focal intracranial infections. It might be life threatening if not managed properly in infants and children. We report a case convulsions 14 mo-old infant who was admitted with a 1/52 history of body swelling, 3/7 history of fever, and 7105 with diagnosis of pyogenic meningitis. The cranial ultrasound scan (u/s) revealed bilateral subdural fluid collection, and features of cortical sulci thickening, sequelae of meningitis. She was put on IV antibiotics.