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Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Factors associated with HIV testing among patients seeking emergent injury care in Kigali, Rwanda
Introduction: Emergency centres (ECs) can be important access points for HIV testing. In Rwanda, one in eight people with HIV are unaware of their infection status, which impedes epidemic control. This could be addressed via increased testing. This…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Emergency clinician output in a district hospital emergency centre: a cross-sectional analysis
Introduction: Appropriate and efficient staffing is a cornerstone of emergency centre performance. There is how- ever a paucity of literature describing clinician output in low- and middle-income countries with current staffing models based on…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Development of a checklist for auditing completion of patient report forms: A Delphi study
Introduction: Medical records are an integral part of patient care. Information loss during the handover from Emergency Care Providers to hospital staffis common and has a significant impact on patient care. Information loss can be prevented with…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility and central venous pressure in assessing volume status in shocked patients
Introduction: Determination of intravascular volume status in patients admitted to the emergency centre is critical. Physical signs of hypovolaemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive shock frequently overlap, making an accurate diagnosis of…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Community ‐acquired pneumonia and its predictors of mortality in rural southwestern Nigeria: A ‐five year retrospective observational study
Introduction: The predictors of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) mortality are important outcome measures in epidemiological studies and clinical trials. There is an observed paucity of data regarding the predictors of mortality of CAP in Nigeria.…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low–and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis
Background: Colorimetric reagent dipstick (CRD) for leukocyte esterase (LE) has shown potential for diagnosing and ruling out bacterial meningitis. Potential advantages over traditional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis in- clude the small quantity…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A prospective, internal validation of an emergency patient triage tool for use in a low resource setting
Aim: Assess the performance of a simple triage disposition score based on mental status, mobility and either oxygen saturation or respiratory rate by three principal metrics: 24 h mortality, the need for hospital admission and the urgency ranking of…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Analysis of the demographic characteristics and clinical profile of acute ischemic strokes admitted to the emergency centre in the Somalia population
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and chronic disability worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which includes Somalia, stroke represents a significant part of the chronic disease burden. However, there is relatively little data on risk…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Analysis of risk factors for wound infection after extremity fracture caused by machete cut in a resource-limited setting
Background: Machete cut fracture is a unique subset of open fracture. The sharp force of a wielded machete that cleanly divides soft tissue envelope with minimal or no contusion results in an open fracture wound that is relatively less prone to…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
After-hour trauma-radiograph interpretation in the emergency centre of a District Hospital
Introduction: Plain radiographs remain a first-line trauma investigation. Most trauma radiographs worldwide are reported by junior doctors. This study assesses the accuracy of after-hour acute trauma radiograph reporting by emergency centre (EC)…