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A descriptive analysis of emergency care provided in Northern Somalia

Author: Muange, Dennis Date: 2019 Emergency care is an integral part of an effective healthcare system. However, emergency care systems remain largely underdeveloped in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Somalia is in the horn of Africa. ... Read more
A descriptive study of demographics, triage allocations and patient outcomes for a private emergency centre in Pretoria for 2018

Author: Hedding, Kirsty Date: 2020 Background Triage aims to detect critically ill patients and to prioritise those with time-sensitive needs. It also contributes to the overall efficiency of an emergency centre (EC). International systems have been relatively well researched; ... Read more
A descriptive study of the standard operating procedures for disaster response in the Saudi Arabian military health services

Author: Alshaabani, Tariq Lafi Date: 2019 Background Saudi Arabia has suffered from disasters commonly in the last decade. The Saudi military medical services play a major role in confronting these events, but there are anecdotal challenges with their planning and response systems. ... Read more
An analysis of health facility preparedness for major incidents in Kampala

Author: Kalanzi, Joseph Date: 2016 Background & Objectives: Major incidents occur commonly in Uganda, but little is known about either local hazards which risk causing major incidents, or health system preparedness for such events. Understanding risk and current preparedness ... Read more
An assessment of theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skills of Basic Life Support Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation provision by Emergency Medical Services in a province in South Africa

Author: Veronese, Jean-Paul Tyrone Date: 2015 Introduction: When high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed, survival rates can approach 50% following witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, survival rates are more commonly much worse in both the in-hospital ... Read more
Community-based perceptions of emergency care in communities lacking formalised emergency medicine systems

Author: Broccoli, Morgan Carol Date: 2015 Kenya and Zambia face an increasing burden of emergent disease, with a high incidence of communicable diseases, increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases and traumatic injuries. However, neither country has an integrated emergency ... Read more
Death and dying what are the psychological consequences for Emergency Medial Care personnel in the Cape Town Metropole ?

Author: Minnie, Llizane Date: 2012 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
A descriptive analysis of patient mortality in the emergency centre of a regional hospital in the Western Cape

Author: Mehl, Nadia Date: 2010 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-58). Read more
Developing a patient-centred care pathway for paediatric critical care in the Western Cape

Author: Hodkinson, Peter William Date: 2015 Background: Emergency care of critically ill or injured children requires prompt identification, high quality treatment and rapid referral. This study examines the critical care pathways in a health system to identify preventable care failures ... Read more
The development and testing of a training intervention designed to improve the acquisition and retention of CPR knowledge and skills in ambulance paramedics

Author: Govender, Pregalathan Date: 2016 Despite several therapeutic advances in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), there has been little overall improvement in the out-of-hospital, cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival rates. Reports indicate that, although the incidence and outcome ... Read more
Does emergency medicine training improve ECG interpretation skills in South Africa?

Author: De Jager, J L C Date: 2009 The aim of this study is to assess whether ECG interpretation improves with advancing years of Emergency Medicine training in South Africa, and to compare the results with similar international studies. A prospective cross-sectional study of ... Read more
Effective use of defibrillators in the Emergency Centre

Author: Louw, Pauline Date: 2009 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-73). Read more
Emergency care assessment tool for health facilities

Author: Bae, Crystal Date: 2016 To date, health facilities in Africa have not had an objective measurement tool for evaluating essential emergency service provision. One major obstacle is the lack of consensus on a standardized evaluation framework, applicable across a ... Read more
Emergency care practitioner students’ satisfaction with simulation across two universities in South Africa

Author: Strachan, Helen Date: 2019 Background Simulation learning is an educational strategy that has been used in South African Emergency Care Practitioner training for at least a decade. No authors had previously measured the satisfaction of South African ECP students with ... Read more
Emergency medical service response system performance in an urban South African setting: a computer simulation model

Author: Stein, Christopher Owen Alexander Date: 2014 This study investigated the effects of different response strategies, vehicle location strategies and vehicle numbers on response times in a simulated Emergency Medical Services system. The simulation was a computer model using discrete-event ... Read more
Evaluation of the World Health Organization’s basic emergency care course and online cases in Uganda

Author: Friedman, Alexandra Date: 2019 Background Uganda lacks formal emergency care training programs to address its high burden of acute illness and injury. The Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) rolled out the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course, ... Read more
The HI-MAP scan : the use of emergency ultrasound to evaluate haemodynamically unstable patients

Author: Postma, Ignatius Date: 2012 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
Hospital disaster planning in the Western Cape : are we ready for 2010?

Author: Stander, Melanie Date: 2008 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-72). Read more
Identifying the role of pre-hospital intercostal chest drains in South Africa

Author: Dippenaar, Enrico Date: 2013 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
The limitations related to the implementation of the triage policy and the identification of factors which can be used towards addressing them, in selected public, tertiary hospital

Author: Bell, Nomtha Date: 2011 The problem identified in this study was the inconsistency in the implementation of the triage system in this institution. We therefore wish to develop an understanding towards issues contributing to the irregular use of the triage system and ... Read more

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