Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023

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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Acute organophosphorus toxicity in a regional hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective chart review
Introduction: Intentional and accidental organophosphorus exposures pose a significant healthcare-related bur- den on South African communities. This study will review the demographics, characteristics and clinical course of patients presenting with…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> An evaluation of basic life support training among medical students in Southwest Nigeria: A web-based study
Background: Basic Life Support (BLS) is considered a lifesaving measure and sound knowledge is expected among health professionals. Studies conducted among medical doctors and students in many developing countries show deficiencies in knowledge and…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Comparative study of National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) chest algorithm and extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) in the early detection of blunt chest injuries in polytrauma patients
Introduction: Chest imaging plays a prominent role in the assessment of patients with blunt trauma. Selection of the right approach at the right time is fundamental in the management of patients with blunt chest trauma .
[1] A reliable, economic,…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Diagnostic Performance of Point of Care Ultrasound Compared to Chest X-Ray in Patients with Hypoxia at a Teaching Hospital Emergency Department in Uganda
Background: Hypoxia is a common presentation in the Emergency Department (ED) worldwide. It affects 9-12% of hospitalized adults in Sub-Saharan Africa. Timely diagnosis of the multiple causes such as pneumonia, heart failure among others is…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Effectiveness of handover practices between emergency department and intensive care unit nurses
Background: Nurses from the emergency department (ED) and the intensive care unit (ICU) must interact during the handover procedure. Factors such as unit boundaries, the interaction between different specialities, patient acuities, and treatment…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Global health research abstracts: March ‘23
The African Journal of Emergency Medicine, in partnership with several other regional emergency medicine journals, publishes abstracts from each respective journal.
Abstracts are not necessarily linked to open access papers however, all abstracts…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Injury patterns in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries from motor crashes admitted to Mulago hospital accidents &amp; emergency unit
Background: The global burden of Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) is increasing. Uganda has one of the highest rates of RTCs in Sub-Sahara. Victims of RTCs sustain varying degrees of injuries depending on factors including the velocity at time of impact,…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Leveraging tele-mentoring and remote learning to strengthen the emergency care capacity of health workers in Uganda
Background: A robust emergency care system is a cost-effective method of reducing preventable death and dis- ability, especially in low-and middle-income countries. To scale emergency care expertise across the country, the Uganda Ministry of Health…

Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023<br /><br /> African Journal of Emergency Medicine<br /><br /> Man-O-War simulator: a Low-cost manikin for training on chest tube<br /><br /> management
Simulation-based medical education is becoming a cornerstone in health education. Simulators are commonly
expensive and not available in developing countries.
We propose a very low-cost simulator that any educator can realize. We describe here the…
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