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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 3 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Physical restraint within the prehospital Emergency Medical Care Environment: A scoping review
Background: Psychomotor agitation and aggressive behaviour (AAB) have the potential to occur in any health- care setting, including those in which Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operate. This scoping review aimed to examine the available literature…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 3 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Systemic emergency department performance in a low resource tertiary health facility in central Kenya: Micro level emergency care system evaluation
Emergency care system (ECS) performance is a proxy indicator of emergency care (EC) response and health systems resilience. The Emergency Care and System Assessment tool (ECSA) provides a structure for measuring emergency department (ED) systemic…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 3 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The role of emergency medicine interest groups in the development of emergency medicine: A case of Mbarara University of Science and Technology—Emergency Medicine Interest Group (MUST-EMIG) in Uganda
Introduction: Emergency medicine (EM) is a new specialty in Uganda. There is no current formal EM undergraduate
curriculum. The Mbarara University of Science and Technology Emergency Medicine Interest Group
(MUST-EMIG) was established to bridge…
curriculum. The Mbarara University of Science and Technology Emergency Medicine Interest Group
(MUST-EMIG) was established to bridge…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 4 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Development and delivery of a higher diploma in emergency medicine and critical care for clinical officers in Kenya
The provision of emergency medicine and critical care in a cost-efficient manner has the potential to address
many preventable deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Here, utilising Kern’s framework for curriculum
development, we describe the…
many preventable deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Here, utilising Kern’s framework for curriculum
development, we describe the…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 4 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Epidemiology and outcomes of geriatric trauma patients consulting at the center hospitalier universitaire de Kigali emergency department
Background: Life expectancy in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) continues to rise, resulting in a growing
geriatric population. In Rwanda, a sub-Saharan LMIC, traumatic injuries are a common cause of mortality and
morbidity. However, little…
geriatric population. In Rwanda, a sub-Saharan LMIC, traumatic injuries are a common cause of mortality and
morbidity. However, little…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 4 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region
Background: Close to 500 people die annually from Road Traffic Collisions in Botswana. The country’s Emergency
Medical Service is limited in capacity and coverage and greatest in the region of the capital city, Gaborone.
Botswana Police Service…
Medical Service is limited in capacity and coverage and greatest in the region of the capital city, Gaborone.
Botswana Police Service…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 9 issue 1 2019
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Are “virtual” paediatric weight estimation studies valid?
Introduction: “Virtual” studies account for nearly one-third of all published weight estimation articles, but the
validity of these virtual studies has never been evaluated. It is important to establish this validity in order to
decide whether the…
validity of these virtual studies has never been evaluated. It is important to establish this validity in order to
decide whether the…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 9 issue 1 2019
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Cola therapy for oesophageal food bolus impactions a case series
Introduction: This retrospective case series describes the use of cola to immediately treat complete oesophageal
food bolus obstructions in the emergency centre. Short of emergent endoscopy – which is invasive, expensive,
not without adverse…
food bolus obstructions in the emergency centre. Short of emergent endoscopy – which is invasive, expensive,
not without adverse…