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Paediatric procedural sedation and analgesia in a South African emergency centre: a single-centre, descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Procedural sedation and analgesia are considered a core competency in emergency medicine as patients present to the emergency centre …
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Current patterns of care at adult emergency department in Ethiopian tertiary university hospital
BACKGROUND: The complexity and demands of emergency healthcare service are continuously increasing, and it is important to regularly track the …
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Right-sided weakness in a Rwandan patient with untreated Tetralogy of Fallot
BACKGROUND: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease encountered in pediatrics with surgical repair being …
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Prehospital characteristics of COVID-19 patients transported by emergency medical service and the predictors of a prehospital sudden deterioration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Severally ill COVID-19 patients may require urgent transport to a specialized facility for advanced care. Prehospital transport is inherently …
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Using social media in Kenya to quantify road safety: an analysis of novel data
BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries are a large and growing cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, especially …
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Spinal epidural lipomatosis
Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare pathologic growth of histologically normal nonencapsulated adipose tissue in the epidural space. It …
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A young woman presented with massive pulmonary embolism with inferior vena cava thrombus as a complication of nephrotic syndrome: a case report
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) was first described in 1827 as the presence of proteinuria of ≥ 3.5 g/24 h, hypoalbuminemia < …
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Rapid sequence intubation: a survey of current practice in the South African pre-hospital setting
BACKGROUND: Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is an advanced airway skill commonly performed in the pre-hospital setting globally. In South Africa, …
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Emergency medicine matters: epidemiology of medical pathology and changes in patient outcomes after implementation of a post-graduate training program at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Emergency care is a new but growing specialty across Africa where medical conditions have been estimated to account for …
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Public knowledge and attitudes towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Ghana, West Africa
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most important predictors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) …
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Prehospital acute traumatic pain assessment and management practices in the Western Cape, South Africa: a retrospective review
BACKGROUND: Trauma is a common aetiology of acute pain in the emergency setting, and traumatic injuries have been recognised as …
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation among junior doctors and medical students in Upper Egypt: cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a fundamental skill that should be acquired by all medical community members. This study aims …
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Implementation and performance of the South African Triage Scale at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Triage protocols standardize and improve patient care in accident and emergency departments (A&Es). Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest …
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Impact of short basic emergency medicine training in introducing emergency medicine as a specialty in Sub-Saharan Africa: experience from Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Emergency medicine (EM) is a new specialty in Tanzania. Little is known about how to introduce EM to health …
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Estimation of weight in adults from height: a novel option for a quick bedside technique
In critical care situations, there are often neither the means nor the time to weigh each patient before administering strict …
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Assessment of pre-hospital emergency medical services in low-income settings using a health systems approach
Emergency medical services (EMS) is defined as the system that organizes all aspects of care provided to patients in the …
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Poor return on investment: investigating the barriers that cause low credentialing yields in a resource-limited clinical ultrasound training programme
BACKGROUND: Clinical ultrasound is commonly used in medical practices worldwide due to the multiple benefits the modality offers clinicians. Rigorous …
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Ascariasis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state: a surprising ultrasound finding in the emergency department
BACKGROUND: We report the ultrasound finding of ascariasis in a patient with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS). Although ascariasis is common …
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Stercoral colitis mimicking appendicitis
BACKGROUND: Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory process involving the colonic wall related to fecal impaction. This rare condition is associated …
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Operational demands on pre-hospital emergency care for burn injuries in a middle-income setting: a study in the Western Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Burns occur disproportionately within low-socioeconomic populations. The Western Cape Province of South Africa represents a middle-income setting with a …
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