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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of head injured patients in an Ethiopian emergency centre.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Landes M, Venugopal R, Berman S, Heffernan S, Maskalyk J, Azazh A.
PMID: 30456124
Afr J Emerg Med. 2017 Sep;7(3):130-134. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.04.001. Epub 2017 May 24.

INTRODUCTION: Head injury is a leading cause of mortality in Africa. We characterise the epidemiology and outcomes of head injury at an Ethiopian emergency centre.METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of all head injured patients presenting to the...

Developing an emergency nursing short course in Tanzania.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Cunningham C, Brysiewicz P, Sepeku A, White L, Murray B, Lobue N, Sawe H.
PMID: 30456129
Afr J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;7(4):147-150. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.08.002. Epub 2017 Sep 22.

Nurses are the largest group of healthcare workers in Africa. By adequately equipping nurses to identify, intervene and care for emergency conditions, emergency healthcare systems can be strengthened. To address this need, a nursing working group was formed within...

Developing a South African Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Activation Screen (SAHAS): A Delphi study.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Laatz D, Welzel T, Stassen W.
PMID: 30873344
Afr J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar;9(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.09.001. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

INTRODUCTION: Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are an expensive resource that should be utilised efficiently to optimise the cost-benefit ratio. This is especially true in resource-limited settings, such as South Africa. This may be achieved by implementing call-out criteria...

Procedural sedation and analgesia practices in the emergency centre.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Wood-Thompson DK, Enyuma COA, Laher AE.
PMID: 30873345
Afr J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar;9(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.09.003. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

INTRODUCTION: Procedural sedation and analgesia allows the clinician to safely and efficiently administer sedation, analgesia, anxiolysis and sometimes amnesia to facilitate the performance of various procedures in the emergency centre. The aim of this study is to determine current...

Time to standardise levels of care amongst Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care providers in Africa.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Mould-Millman NK, Stein C, Wallis LA.
PMID: 30456066
Afr J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar;6(1):54-55. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2015.12.002. Epub 2016 Feb 04.

The African Federation for Emergency Medicine's Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care (OHEC) Committee convened 15 experts from various OHEC systems in Africa to participate in a consensus process to define levels of care within which providers in African OHEC systems should...

Economic development and road traffic fatalities in two neighbouring African nations.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Wiebe DJ, Ray S, Maswabi T, Kgathi C, Branas CC.
PMID: 30456071
Afr J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun;6(2):80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2016.03.003. Epub 2016 May 31.

INTRODUCTION: The rapid growth of Botswana's economy since independence in 1966 has brought more tarred roads and vehicles, accompanied by an escalating road crash fatality rate. We tested the hypothesis that motor vehicle crash fatality increases resulted from, rather...

Paediatric emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Molyneux EM, Goka BQ.
PMID: 30505667
Afr J Emerg Med. 2017;7:S1-S2. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2017.11.005. Epub 2017 Dec 07.

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The case for investing in public health surveillance in low- and middle-income countries.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Bartolomeos KK.
PMID: 30534514
Afr J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;8(4):127-128. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.07.005. Epub 2018 Jul 31.

Surveillance is central to public health. In the absence of comparable data from most low-income and middle-income countries, national and international agencies use estimates to monitor health targets. Although morbidity and mortality estimations generated by statistical modelling can fulfill...

Emergency health education in a conflict stricken environment: A situational analysis.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Muya I, Garside J, Van-der Plas M, Mohammed MA.
PMID: 30534515
Afr J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;8(4):129-133. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 May 21.

INTRODUCTION: Bosasso General Hospital is located in Puntland Somalia, an area affected by prolonged civil conflict, terrorism, clan fighting and piracy. International evidence highlights that staff skills and competence may have a significant impact on patient outcomes however there...

Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults in Ghana: A prospective observational study.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Osei-Ampofo M, Aidoo A, Antwi-Kusi A, Joan Ofungwu O, Kotey SN, Siaw-Frimpong M, Chiedozie O, Tafoya MJ, Becker TK.
PMID: 30534520
Afr J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;8(4):155-157. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.08.001. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

INTRODUCTION: Respiratory failure is commonly seen in African emergency centres and intensive care units, but little is known about the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation.METHODS: From April to October 2017, we recorded the number of patients intubated and...

Acute mesenteric ischaemia: A case of expedited diagnosis and management using point-of-care ultrasound.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Crosby J, Werku D, Zewdu T, Wanjiku G, Schmidt J.
PMID: 30534522
Afr J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;8(4):164-166. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Oct 02.

INTRODUCTION: The term CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 28-year-old male who presented to an urban Ethiopian emergency centre with three days of vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. He collapsed in triage with weak pulses and...

Bull horn injury causing traumatic tooth intrusion - ultrasound and CT imaging.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Bhoil R, Bramta M, Bhoil R.
PMID: 32612917
Afr J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun;10(2):99-102. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2019.12.002. Epub 2020 Jan 08.

INTRODUCTION: Traumatic injury to upper alveolus may result in apical displacement of the affected tooth/teeth into the underlying alveolar bone. The tooth while being driven into the socket under the upwardly directed impact force usually causes a crushing fracture...

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