Browsing by Subject "war"

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    Is the golden hour optimally used in South Africa for children presenting with polytrauma?
    (2013) Zuidgeest, J; Jonkheijm, A; Van Dijk, M; Van As, A
    BACKGROUND: The major paediatric public health problem worldwide is injury or trauma. In 2004, 950 000 children died as a result of injury. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the logistics of medical care after paediatric polytrauma within the first hours after arrival into a trauma unit - the so-called Golden Hour. METHODS: Children presenting with polytrauma to the Trauma Unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital between May 2011 and August 2011 were considered for inclusion in the study. RESULTS: Fifty-five children were included in the final analysis. The median duration of stay in the Trauma Unit was 205 minutes (interquartile range 135 - 274). CONCLUSION: Several factors were identified that unnecessarily prolonged the time that patients stayed in the trauma unit following arrival in hospital for polytrauma management.
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    Sexual violence in African military conflicts: the lethal common cenominator
    (2012) Clarke, Yaliwe
    Sumemr School lecture presented by Yaliwe Clarke (African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town). This podcast will be of interest to rights activists and others who want to learn more about sexual violence in African military conflicts.