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  • Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town 
    Crede, Andreas   Geduld, Heike   Wallis, Lee (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011-12)
    Managing mental health patients forms part of the workload in emergency centres (ECs) throughout the Western Cape (WC), which has an estimated overall lifetime prevalence of mental health disorders of 39.4%. The Mental ...
  • Pre hospital management of the fractured femur using the Tauranga Thomas splint 
    Mac Mahon, A.G. (HMPG, 1974-04)
    Two aspects of the early management of the fractured femur are discussed: the immediate treatment in the pre hospital phase and the transportation of this injury case over a long distance where necessary. In both instances, ...
  • Medical aid at the roadside 
    Mac Mahon, A. G. (HMPG, 1976-11)
    Aid given to patients at the roadside may be divided into three categories, namely first aid, ambulance aid and medical aid. The type of assistance actually rendered by the doctor will depend on how well he is equipped. ...
  • The costs of a bullet - inpatient costs of firearm injuries in South Africa 
    Norberg, Johannes   Nilsson, Tomas   Eriksson, Anders   Hardcastle, Timothy (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)
    [No abstract available]
  • Complications of tube thoracostomy for chest trauma 
    Maritz, David   Wallis, Lee   Hardcastle, Timothy (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)
    Objective. To determine the insertional and positional complications encountered by the placement of intercostal chest drains (ICDs) for trauma and whether further training is warranted in operators inserting intercostal ...
  • Emergency medicine : a new era in South African medicine 
    Balfour, Clive (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2006-01)
  • Workload and casemix in Cape Town emergency departments 
    Wallis, Lee A.   Twomey, Michele (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-12)
    Introduction. Little is known about the nature of patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in South Africa. This study aimed to provide evidence on ED usage in Cape Town by studying patients at four community ...
  • Penetrating the acoustic shadows : emergency ultrasound in South African emergency departments 
    Bruijns, S. R.   Engelbrecht, D.   Lubinga, W.   Wallis, L. A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2008-12)
  • The Cape Triage Score : a triage system for South Africa 
    Wallis, L. A.   Gottschalk, S. B.   Wood, D.   Bruijns, S.   De Vries, S.   Balfour, C.   Cape Triage Group (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2006-01)
    The Cape Triage Score (CTS) has been derived by the Cape Triage Group (CTG) for use in emergency units throughout South Africa. It can also be used in the pre-hospital setting, although it is not designed for mass casualty ...
  • Haiti : the South African perspective 
    Van Hoving, Daniel J.   Smith, Wayne P.   Kramer, Efraim B.   De Vries, Shaheem   Docrat, Fathima   Wallis, Lee A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010-08)
    Background and problem statement. The South African response to the Haitian earthquake consisted of two independent nongovernment organisations (NGOs) working separately with minimal contact. Both teams experienced problems ...

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