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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Thoracic trauma in national hospital Abuja, Nigeria: The epidemiology, injury severity and initial management options
Background: Trauma is the leading cause of death in individuals between the ages of 1 and 44 years and it is the third commonest cause of death regardless of age. Thoracic trauma is a relatively common cause of preventable death among trauma…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Road traffic accident clinical pattern and management outcomes at JUMC Emergency Department; Ethiopia
Background: Road Traffic Accident is an incident on a way or street open to public traffic. It becomes one of the most significant public health problems in the world especially in developing countries. In Ethiopia, it represents a significant risk…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Global health research abstracts: November ‘22
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…
Abstracts are not necessarily linked to open access papers however, all abstracts…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Evaluate the incidence, topography, management, and outcomes in patients with polytrauma in the Suez Canal and Sinai areas
Introduction: The global prevalence of trauma-related mortality ranges from 2% to 32%; however, In Egypt, it reaches 8%. Trauma chiefly affects people in the productive age group; seriously ill patients with multiple injuries present with various…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital
Introduction: Little information is available regarding the characteristics of patients attending the emergency centre (EC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study aims to provide some epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients admitted…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Comparison of the effects of different treatment protocols on mortality in patients presenting with an INR ≥ 10 due to warfarin-associated over-anticoagulation
Aim: One of the most anticipated adverse effects of warfarin is over-anticoagulation. There is little to no evidence on the treatment that should be administered in patients with an international normalized ratio (INR) ≥ 10. The primary outcome of…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Assessing awareness and attitude of Egyptian medical students towards emergency medicine as a specialty and career choice: A single-institutional study
Introduction: Emergency medicine (EM) was formally recognized as a specialty in Egypt in 2002. Many institutions of higher education do not yet have an operational academic department of emergency medicine. This study attempts to quantify the…