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1-s2.0-S2211419X2400003X-main.pdf
Background: The Disease Control Priorities Project estimates that over 50 % of annual mortality in low- and
middle-income countries can be addressed by improved emergency care. Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and
Sanitation has highlighted…

1-s2.0-S2211419X2300068X-main.pdf
Introduction: Previous studies deriving and validating triage scores for patients with suspected COVID-19 in
Emergency Department settings have been conducted in high- or middle-income settings. We assessed eight
triage scores’ accuracy for death…

1-s2.0-S2211419X24000016-main.pdf
Background: The Kitovu Fast Triage (KFT) score predicts imminent mortality from mental status, gait and either
respiratory rate or oxygen status. As some non-life-threatening conditions require immediate attention, the South
African Triage System…

1-s2.0-S2211419X23000666-main.pdf
Introduction: Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has become a significant concern as it can lead to
compromised patient care in emergency settings. Various tools have been used to evaluate overcrowding in ED.
However, there is a lack of data…

1-s2.0-S2211419X23000629-main.pdf
Introduction: Emergency Medicine is a relatively new specialty in South Africa. Limited data is available
regarding junior doctors’ competence in managing emergencies, however previous surveys have identified
limited teaching and supervision of…

1-s2.0-S2211419X23000654-main.pdf
Background: The new injury severity score (NISS) is widely used within trauma outcomes research. NISS is a
composite anatomic severity score derived from the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) protocol. It has been
postulated that NISS underestimates…

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Temperature conditions vary in emergency service vehicles, which may pose a risk to the integrity of the drugs
on board, possibly rendering them ineffective and increasing morbidity and mortality in patients.
Aim: This study assessed the stability…

1-s2.0-S2211419X23000642-main.pdf
Introduction: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionally affected by conditions requiring
emergency care but there are limited contextually appropriate studies performed within these settings involving
the patient population and…

1-s2.0-S2211419X24000028-main.pdf
Garissa county, Kenya is a geographically large county with a mobile pastoralist population that has developed a
method for emergency medical services (EMS) coordination using the WhatsApp communication platform. This
work was based on a site…

1-s2.0-S2211419X23000678-main.pdf
In high-income countries, outcomes following in hospital cardiac arrest have improved over the last two decades
due to the introduction of rapid response teams, cardiac arrest teams, and advanced resuscitation training.
However, in low-income…
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