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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.12 issue 4 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The lived experiences of emergency care personnel in the Western Cape, South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal hermeneutic phenomenological study
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Shortly after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in South Africa, the Western Cape province experienced a rapid growth in the number of cases, establishing it as…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.12 issue 4 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Training, knowledge, experience and perceptions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation of doctors at an academic hospital in central South Africa
Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves immediate survival and survival to discharge in patients with cardiac arrest in hospital. Without frequent retraining in CPR, healthcare providers may lose their skills and knowledge earlier…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 1 2021
Employment Status Change and New-Onset Depressive Symptoms in Permanent Waged Workers (Original Article)
Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in employment status
and new-onset depressive symptoms through a one-year follow-up of permanent waged workers.
Methods: We analyzed the open-source data from the Korea…
and new-onset depressive symptoms through a one-year follow-up of permanent waged workers.
Methods: We analyzed the open-source data from the Korea…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.12 issue 4 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Access to acute stroke care: A retrospective descriptive analysis of stroke patients’ journey to a district hospital
Introduction: The burden of stroke in Africa has increased in the last two decades, with the population undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition, with a rise in the incidence of stroke risk factors together with the gradual aging of the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 1 2021
Finding Pluto: An Analytics-Based Approach to Safety Data Ecosystems (Review Article)
This review article addresses the role of safety professionals in the diffusion strategies for predictive analytics for safety performance. The article explores the models, definitions, roles, and relationships of safety professionals in knowledge…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 1 2021
How Effectively Safety Incentives Work? A Randomized Experimental Investigation (Original Article)
Background: Incentive and penalty (I/P) programs are commonly used to increase employees' safety
outcomes, but its influence on employees' safety outcomes is under-investigated. Moreover, under
developed economies lack safety culture and there is…
outcomes, but its influence on employees' safety outcomes is under-investigated. Moreover, under
developed economies lack safety culture and there is…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.12 issue 4 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Adopting a ‘System of Caring’ as a leadership strategy toward professionalisation within South African emergency medical services: A grounded theory
Introduction: Professionalization is a key agenda within South African prehospital care. Emergency Medical Ser- vices (EMS) agencies continue to grapple with operationalising the process of professionalising, with a number approaches described in…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 1 2021
Increase of Cardiometabolic Biomarkers Among Vehicle Inspectors Exposed to PM0.25 and Compositions (Original Article)
Background: Exposure to particulate matter (PM) emitted from vehicle exhaust might disrupt systemic function and elevate the risk of cardiovascular disease. In this study, we examined the changes of cardiometabolic biomarkers among vehicle inspectors…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.12 issue 4 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
An observational simulation-based study of the accuracy of intercostal drain placement and factors influencing placement
Introduction: South Africa’s significant burden of trauma and respiratory disease requires the regular need for intercostal drain (ICD) insertion. ICD misplacement is associated with significant complications. The aim of this study was to assess ICD…