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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Preparedness is key - the challenge of COVID-19 in low resource settings: four checklists from Doctors Worldwide to prepare for COVID-19
For many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the
globe, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a great challenge to healthcare
systems. Images of struggling hospitals in some of the wealthiest
countries continue to fill news cycles, showing…
globe, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a great challenge to healthcare
systems. Images of struggling hospitals in some of the wealthiest
countries continue to fill news cycles, showing…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Patterns of injury at an Ethiopian referral hospital: Using an institutional trauma registry to inform injury prevention and systems strengthening
Background: Data about injury patterns and clinical outcomes are essential to address the burden of injury in
low- and middle-income countries. Institutional trauma registries (ITRs) are a key tool for collecting epidemiologic
data about injury.…
low- and middle-income countries. Institutional trauma registries (ITRs) are a key tool for collecting epidemiologic
data about injury.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Employment of people with mental illness: Challenges and solutions
Employment matters to all of us, including people with mental illness (MI). Work gives our life meaning, structure, and a place in society, as well as an income. People with MI want to work, and contributing to the economy and community is important…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Palliation, end-of-life care and burns; concepts, decision-making and communication – A narrative review
Palliative care is the turn from cure as the priority of care to symptom relief and comfort care. Although very
little is published in the burn literature on palliative care, guidelines can be gleaned from the general literature
on palliative care,…
little is published in the burn literature on palliative care, guidelines can be gleaned from the general literature
on palliative care,…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Medical student satisfaction and confidence in simulation-based learning in Rwanda – Pre and post-simulation survey research
Introduction: Simulation-based learning (SBL) has been shown to effectively improve medical knowledge, procedural
proficiency, comfort with undertaking taught tasks, inter-professional communication, teamwork and
teaching skills. This study aimed…
proficiency, comfort with undertaking taught tasks, inter-professional communication, teamwork and
teaching skills. This study aimed…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Emerging workplace health and safety threats-has the pandemic changed the trajectory?
Prior to the pandemic we imagined emerging health and safety threats in terms of the Future of Work related to the workplace, work, and the workforce. The occupational safety and health community viewed these emerging threats in terms of the impact…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Effectiveness of basic occupational health services in the informal sector
Effectiveness of basic occupational health services in the informal sector
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Effect of a workplace factors and intervention on retirement pathways
Introduction: The study examined the effect of workplace interventions on the different retirement types and which workrelated factors predicted disability pension.
Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study among Finnish food industry…
Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study among Finnish food industry…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Major interpersonal violence cases seen in a Pretoria academic hospital over a one-year period, with emphasis on community assault cases
Introduction: Interpersonal violence cases make up a significant portion of the trauma cases seen in emergency
centres in South Africa. Community assaults are extremely violent attacks on suspected perpetrators by members
of the community aimed at…
centres in South Africa. Community assaults are extremely violent attacks on suspected perpetrators by members
of the community aimed at…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Do microRNAs characterize exposure and asbestos-related diseases?
Introduction: Asbestos-related diseases can be latent for long time after exposure cessation. We analyzed the expression of a set of 179 microRNAs in the plasma these workers in search of relevant microRNAs as biomarkers, regulators of disease…