Browsing by Author "Bruins, Stevan Raynier"
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- ItemOpen AccessA prospective evaluation of the feasibility of using enrolled nursing auxiliaries to triage patients in the emergency unit of an urban public hospital in South Africa(2006) Bruins, Stevan Raynier; Burch, VanessaIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 73-80).
- ItemOpen AccessA survey of attitudes towards patient substance abuse/addiction in the emergency center.(2012) Kalebka, R R; Bruins, Stevan Raynier; van Hoving, D JHospitals across South Africa are inundated with patients suffering from conditions associated with substance abuse. It is inevitable that contact with health services be made through an emergency centre (EC) at some point. This study aims to assess the exposure and attitudes of emergency physicians to substance abuse and addiction in major South African academic ECs. A prospective survey based on the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey (SAAS) was conducted in a convenience sample of eighty five emergency physician registrars and junior consultants in Cape Town, Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal. Respondents were targeted during academic meetings and by post.