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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Weight estimation in two groups of Ghanaian children with chronic diseases using Broselow, Mercy, PAWPER XL and PAWPER XL-MAC tapes
Introduction: The performance of various weight estimation methods in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and heart disease (HD) has not been studied. We aimed to determine and compare the accuracies of the Broselow, Mercy, PAWPER XL and PAWPER…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The views and experiences of candidates and graduates from a South African emergency medicine doctoral programme
Introduction: With the emergency medicine speciality in its nascency in Africa, EM doctoral programmes will need to be developed to facilitate the establishment of an evidence base that is responsive to the African populace. This study aimed to…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana
The emergency nursing role is incredibly challenging in Africa, and Botswana is no exception due to the lack of qualified nursing staff, the lack of specialty training, and the demanding work environment. Botswana’s use of the primary healthcare…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Man-O-War simulator: a Low-cost manikin for training on chest tube
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…
expensive and not available in developing countries.
We propose a very low-cost simulator that any educator can realize. We describe here the…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Injury patterns in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries from motor crashes admitted to Mulago hospital accidents & 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
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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…
Abstracts are not necessarily linked to open access papers however, all abstracts…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 2 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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…