Effective training of lay people in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) is recognised as an important contributor to increased survival
rates from cardiac arrest. However, owing to high risk of COVID-19, it is
currently recommended to refrain from…
Background: Traumatic injuries are proportionally higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) than
high-income counties. Data on trauma epidemiology and patients’ outcomes are limited in LMICs.
Methods: A retrospective review of medical…
Introduction: The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course was developed to
address training gaps in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Simultaneously, LMICs have experienced an
unprecedented increase in the…
Background: The emergency care of time-sensitive injuries and illnesses is increasingly recognized as an essential
component of effective health care systems. However, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack
healthcare providers formally…
Introduction: As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Kenya begin to rise, the number of severe and
critical COVID-19 patients has the potential to quickly overload the local healthcare system beyond its capacity
to treat…
Introduction: Acute childhood illnesses, such as malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea, represent the leading causes
of under-five mortality in Uganda. Given that most early child deaths are treatable with timely interventions,
emergency units…
Introduction: Mortality and morbidity from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Africa are expected to worsen
if the status quo is maintained. Emergency care settings act as a primary point of entry into the health system for
a spectrum of…
Smit and colleagues describe a commendable treatment of an
extremely ill patient with ethylene glycol (EG) poisoning with severe
metabolic acidosis [1]. The case also highlights the diagnostic difficulties
with EG poisoning. These difficulties are…