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An educational pathway and teaching materials for first aid training of children in sub-Saharan Africa based on the best available evidence
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-03)Background: First aid training is a cost-effective way to decrease the burden of disease and injury in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Since evidence from Western countries has shown that children are able to ... -
Barriers to accessing cervical cancer screening among HIV positive women in Kgatleng district, Botswana : a qualitative study
(Public Library of Science, 2018)Background: Low and middle-income countries have a greater share of the cervical cancer burden, but lower screening coverage, compared to high-income countries. Moreover, screening uptake and disease outcomes are generally ... -
Towards developing a consensus assessment framework for global emergency medicine fellowships
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-11-11)Background: The number of Global Emergency Medicine (GEM) Fellowship training programs are increasing worldwide. Despite the increasing number of GEM fellowships, there is not an agreed upon approach for assessment of ... -
An analytical study of the distribution of fatal ocean drowning by tidal phase and state in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Drowning is a serious public health concern that is often overlooked. Understanding risk factors is key to the development of preventative strategies. The aim of this study was therefore to describe the ... -
Demographics and predictors of mortality in children undergoing resuscitation at Khayelitsha Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)Background. The clinical outcomes of paediatric patients requiring resuscitation depend on physicians with specialised knowledge, equipment and resources owing to their unique anatomy, physiology and pathology. Khayelitsha ... -
Describing suspected non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome using troponin at a regional, public South African emergency centre with the Roche cardiac reader
(South African Heart Association, 2018)Background: There are few data available regarding acute coronary syndrome presenting to emergency centres in sub-Saharan Africa compared to the rest of the world. The aim of this study was to describe the acute coronary ... -
An analysis of Zambia's emergency medicine registrars' experience in South Africa : lessons for the development of emergency medicine care in Zambia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: There is little data regarding experiences of emergency medicine registrars for the development of emergency care in Zambia. This study describes lessons from the Zambia’s emergency medicine ... -
Describing and comparing the availability of acute care resources to treat new onset stroke in different income settings : a self-reported survey of acute care providers at the 2016 international conference on emergency medicine
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Stroke affects 15 million people annually and is responsible for 5 million deaths per annum globally. In contrast to the trend in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), stroke mortality ... -
A cross sectional study of the availability of paediatric emergency equipment in 24 hour cape town emergency medicine centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Healthcare facilities are often not equipped to deliver effective paediatric emergency care despite a significant paediatric emergency patient burden. The availability of paediatric emergency ... -
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation by emergency medical services in South Africa : barriers to achieving high quality performance
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: Survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest significantly improve when high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed. Despite sudden cardiac arrest being a leading cause of death in ... -
Estimated injury-associated blood loss versus availability of emergency blood products at a district-level public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: International guidance suggests that injury-associated haemorrhagic shock should be resuscitated using blood products. However, in low- and middle-income countries resuscitation emphasises the use of crystalloids ... -
The burden of intentional self-poisoning on a district-level public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: Intentional self-poisoning is a significant part of the toxicological burden experienced by emergency centres. The aim of this study was to describe all adults presenting with intentional self-poisoning over ... -
The association between hospital arrival time, transport method, prehospital time intervals, and in-hospital mortality in trauma patients presenting to Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: Trauma is a leading cause of unnatural death and disability in South Africa. The aim of the study was to determine whether method of transport, hospital arrival time or prehospital transport time intervals ... -
Describing final diagnosis and outcome for patients investigated for suspected acute coronary syndrome at a regional, public South African emergency centre
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
The epidemiology of operations performed by the National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
A comparison between differently skilled pre-hospital emergency care providers in major incident triage in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
Coronary care networks in the resource-limited setting : systems of care in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : BACKGROUND: Owing to an epidemiological transition observed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa is experiencing an increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction. ST-elevation myocardial ... -
A retrospective study evaluating the efficacy of identification and management of sepsis at a district-level hospital internal medicine department in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, in comparison with the guidelines stipulated in the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Background. Currently there is little information on the identification, management and outcomes of patients with sepsis in developing countries. Simple cost-effective measures such as accurate identification of patients ... -
Family medicine training in Africa : views of clinical trainers and trainees
(AOSIS publishing, 2018-03)Background: This article reports on the findings of a workshop held at the joint 5th World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA) Africa and 20th National Family Practitioners Conference in Tshwane, South Africa, in 2017. ... -
Integrating mHealth at point of care in low- and middle-income settings : the system perspective
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)While the field represents a wide spectrum of products and services, many aspects of mHealth have great promise within resource-poor settings: there is an extensive range of cheap, widely available tools which can be used ...
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