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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Preparedness is key - the challenge of COVID-19 in low resource settings: four checklists from Doctors Worldwide to prepare for COVID-19
For many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the
globe, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a great challenge to healthcare
systems. Images of struggling hospitals in some of the wealthiest
countries continue to fill news cycles, showing…
globe, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a great challenge to healthcare
systems. Images of struggling hospitals in some of the wealthiest
countries continue to fill news cycles, showing…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Telephonic description of sepsis among callers to an emergency dispatch centre in South Africa
Introduction: Sepsis is an acute, life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated systemic response to infection.
Early medical intervention such as antibiotics and fluid resuscitation can be life-saving. Diagnosis or
suspicion of sepsis by an…
Early medical intervention such as antibiotics and fluid resuscitation can be life-saving. Diagnosis or
suspicion of sepsis by an…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Transfusion, mortality and hemoglobin level: Associations among emergency department patients in Kigali, Rwanda
Background: Studies from high-income countries (HIC) support restrictive blood transfusion thresholds in
medical patients. In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the etiologies of anemia and baseline health
states differ greatly; optimal…
medical patients. In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the etiologies of anemia and baseline health
states differ greatly; optimal…