A guide to an improvised femoral traction splint in a resource-limited setting
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): S. Swanepoel, B. Bonner, B. Salence, K. Evans, S. Maqungo, N. Kauta (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 6, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with an unscheduled return visit within 72 hours to the Paediatric Emergency Centre at a Private Tertiary Referral Hospital in Kenya
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Kenneth M. Rintaari, Rachel Wangari Kimani, Horatius Malilu Musembi, Samwel Maina Gatimu (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 6, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Comparison of paediatric weight estimation methods at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Rafiuk Cosmos Yakubu, Samuel Blay Nguah, Nedda Ayi-bisah (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 6, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Epidemiology of prehospital trauma deaths in Malawi: A retrospective cohort study
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Gift Mulima, Laura N. Purcell, Rebecca Maine, Erica C. Bjornstad, Anthony Charles (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 6, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Systematic review on epidemiology, interventions and management of noncommunicable diseases in acute and emergency care settings in Kenya
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Christine Ngaruiya, Annrita Kawira, Florence Mali, Faith Kambua, Beatrice Mwangi, Mbatha Wambua, Denise Hersey, Laventa Obare, Rebecca Leff, Benjamin Wachira (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 6, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Response to “Ethylene glycol poisoning: A diagnostic challenge in a patient with persistent seizures and a severe metabolic acidosis”
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Michael E. Mullins, Jeffrey A. Kraut (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 6, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Results from the implementation of the World Health Organization Basic Emergency Care Course in Lagos, Nigeria
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Ayobami Olufadeji, Agnes Usoro, Chukwudi E. Akubueze, Benjamin O. Aiwonodagbon, Jonathan Strong, Sean M. Kivlehan, Babatunde Akodu (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 11, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Areas of delay related to prolonged length of stay in an emergency department of an academic hospital in South Africa
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Kapari Mashao, Tanya Heyns, Zelda White (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 11, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Spectrum of urological emergencies and surgical interventions in a single tertiary health center
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Babatunde K. Hamza, Muhammed Ahmed, Musliu Adetola Tolani, Mudi Awaisu, Ahmad Tijjani Lawal, Nasir Oyelowo, Ahmad Bello, Hussein Yusuf Maitama (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 20, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Age-related laryngoscopic visual acuity
Publication date: June 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2Author(s): Abdul-Maajid Mathews, Christopher Stein, Marietjie Richter (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 20, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

A baseline review of the ability of hospitals in Kenya to provide emergency and critical care services for COVID-19 patients
Publication date: Available online 18 January 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency MedicineAuthor(s): Benjamin W. Wachira, Margarita Mwai (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 19, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

The effects of the COVID-19 lockdown and alcohol restriction on trauma-related emergency department cases in a South African regional hospital
Publication date: Available online 9 January 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency MedicineAuthor(s): Mncedisi Junior Manyoni, Muhammed Irfaan Abader (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Outcomes of patients with thoraco-abdominal gunshot wounds operatively managed at a district hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
Publication date: March 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 1Author(s): Juan Klopper, Husna Moola, Jeremy Venter, Dylan Cheddie, Samukele Luzulane, Tinashe Muchenje, Joshua van Zyl, Jessica Chambers (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 8, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Two simple replacements for the Triage Early Warning Score to facilitate the South African Triage Scale in low resource settings
Publication date: March 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 1Author(s): Lucien Wasingya-Kasereka, Pauline Nabatanzi, Immaculate Nakitende, Joan Nabiryo, Teopista Namujwiga, John Kellett, Kitovu Hospital Study Group (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 7, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Patterns and outcomes of admissions to the medical acute care unit of a tertiary teaching hospital in South Africa
Publication date: March 2021Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 1Author(s): Uzma Khan, Colin N. Menezes, Nimmisha Govind (Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 8, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research