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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Two simple replacements for the Triage Early Warning Score to acilitate the South African Triage Scale in low resource settings
Background: The South African Triage Scale (SATS) requires the calculation of the Triage Early Warning Score
(TEWS), which takes time and is prone to error.
Aim: to derive and validate triage scores from a clinical database collected in a…
(TEWS), which takes time and is prone to error.
Aim: to derive and validate triage scores from a clinical database collected in a…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Evaluation of the clinical outcome of captopril use for hypertensive urgency in Khartoum State’s emergency centres
Background: Captopril is an important drug and is used to control hypertensive urgency world-wide. But there is
very little data available regarding the evaluation of its outcomes in hypertensive urgency among African patients.
This study aimed to…
very little data available regarding the evaluation of its outcomes in hypertensive urgency among African patients.
This study aimed to…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Ethylene glycol poisoning: A diagnostic challenge in a patient with persistent seizures and a severe metabolic acidosis
South Africa, several cases of toxic alcohol ingestion presented to our emergency unit. Many of these patients
admitted to making home brews of alcohol while others simply use industrial toxic alcohols. The diagnosis of
these poisonings is…
admitted to making home brews of alcohol while others simply use industrial toxic alcohols. The diagnosis of
these poisonings is…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Effect of family presence on pain and anxiety levels among patients duringinvasive nursing procedures in an emergency department at a public hospital in Western Iran
Introduction: It is widely accepted that pain is the most common complaint during invasive nursing procedures,
which causes anxiety in patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of family presence on the
level of pain and…
which causes anxiety in patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of family presence on the
level of pain and…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Drop for drop: A descriptive analysis of blood product usage in a South African tertiary care setting during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the global community. Blood products are
precious resources especially in the African context and this has been especially compounded during the Covid-
19 pandemic. Concurrent to this…
precious resources especially in the African context and this has been especially compounded during the Covid-
19 pandemic. Concurrent to this…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Design and construction of a simplified, gas-driven, pressure-controlled emergency ventilator
Introduction: Due to the COVID-19 crisis or any other mass casualty situation it might be necessary to give
artificial ventilation to many affected patients. Contrarily, the worldwide availability of emergency ventilators is
still a shortage,…
artificial ventilation to many affected patients. Contrarily, the worldwide availability of emergency ventilators is
still a shortage,…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Combat injuries sustained by troops on counter terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in North east Nigeria: Implications for intervention
Background: Understanding the epidemiology of battlefield casualties is required for plans and coordinated efforts
towards improved combat trauma care (CTC) performance and outcome. The engagement of the Armed
Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in containing…
towards improved combat trauma care (CTC) performance and outcome. The engagement of the Armed
Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in containing…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Awareness and attitude of final year students towards the learning and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria
Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of sudden cardiac death which can be
prevented by early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). International bodies recommend that basic life support
(BLS) skills be taught in…
prevented by early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). International bodies recommend that basic life support
(BLS) skills be taught in…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Association between volume resuscitation & mortality among injured patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kigali, Rwanda
Background: Injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan African countries such as Rwanda.
These burdens may be compounded by limited access to intravenous (IV) resuscitation fluids such as crystalloids
and blood products. This…
These burdens may be compounded by limited access to intravenous (IV) resuscitation fluids such as crystalloids
and blood products. This…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Assessment of documented adherence to critical actions in paediatric emergency care at a district-level public hospital in South Africa
Introduction: The provision of high-quality care is vital to improve child health and survival rates. A simple,
practice-based tool was recently developed to evaluate the quality of paediatric emergency care in resourcelimited
settings in Africa.…
practice-based tool was recently developed to evaluate the quality of paediatric emergency care in resourcelimited
settings in Africa.…