Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review
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Title
Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review
Subject
Paediatric, Emergency medicine, Practice, Quality of service, Capacity needs, Funding, Nigeria
Description
The practice of paediatric emergency medicine in Nigeria is still evolving, and laden with enormous challenges
which contribute to adverse outcomes of childhood illnesses in emergency settings. Deaths from childhood
illnesses presenting as emergencies contribute to overall child mortality rates in Nigeria. This narrative review
discusses existing structures, organization, and practice of paediatric emergency in Nigeria. It highlights some of
the challenges and suggests ways of surmounting them in order to reduce deaths in the children emergency units
in Nigerian hospitals. Important aspects of this review include current capacity and need for capacity development,
equipment needs for emergency care, quality of service in the context of inadequate healthcare funding and the
need for improvement.
which contribute to adverse outcomes of childhood illnesses in emergency settings. Deaths from childhood
illnesses presenting as emergencies contribute to overall child mortality rates in Nigeria. This narrative review
discusses existing structures, organization, and practice of paediatric emergency in Nigeria. It highlights some of
the challenges and suggests ways of surmounting them in order to reduce deaths in the children emergency units
in Nigerian hospitals. Important aspects of this review include current capacity and need for capacity development,
equipment needs for emergency care, quality of service in the context of inadequate healthcare funding and the
need for improvement.
Creator
Joy N. Eze , Benedict O. Edelu , Ikenna K. Ndu and Tagbo Oguonu
Publisher
BMC Emergency Medicine
Date
(2023) 23:31
Contributor
Fajar bagus W
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Joy N. Eze , Benedict O. Edelu , Ikenna K. Ndu and Tagbo Oguonu, “Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/4322.