OBJECTIVES:
Gunshot injuries among children are a major clinical and public health concern and one of the leading causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality. This usually takes a great financial and emotional toll on the affected children, their families, and society as a whole. The objective of the stu...
Background. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a leading cause of injury and death globally, particularly among children. Pedestrians are most often injured, especially in middle- and low-income countries. The epidemiology, patterns and severity of injuries in children
involved in RTAs in our community ar...
Road traffic accidents in Malawi have increased in recent years resulting in a high incidence of trauma seen in the hospitals as well as a high prevalence of musculoskeletal impairment in the community. Open fractures are a common consequence of road traffic accidents, and the tibia is the most common lo...
Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death by trauma. Delays in in first aid due, inter alia, to the long time to transfer traffic accident victims to hospital and the lack of pre-hospital emergency care, contribute to the increase in hospital mortality. This study aims to analyse the referral...
Introduction
Formal prehospital emergency medical services cover only a small percent of the population in most low- and middle-income countries. Increasing the involvement of laypersons in prehospital first aid can be an important part of the response to injuries and other medical emergencies. We sought...
ntroduction: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In many countries, substance use is common among patients presenting with injuries to an emergency center (EC).
Objective: To describe the epidemiology of self-reported substance use among adult injured patients seeking ED care i...
Introduction : les lésions de l’appareil locomoteur liées aux agressions physiques sont parfois complexes nécessitant parfois une prise en charge multidisciplinaire. Le but était de déterminer les aspects épidémio-cliniques, thérapeutiques et pronostiques des lésions de l’appareil locomoteur...
d0091410,
d0078660,
d0137100,
d0349410,
d0350020,
d0003740,
Wounds and Injuries,
d0177590,
d0042040,
d0102430,
d0138120,
d0118590,
d0006710,
d0048640,
d0099850,
d0121890
Background:Untreated surgical conditions may lead to lifelong disability in children. Treating children with surgical conditions may reduce longterm effects of morbidity and disability. Unfortunately, low- and middle-income countries have limited resources for paediatric surgical care. Malawi, for exampl...
Introduction - La prise en charge des traumatismes hépatiques a considérablement
évolué ces dernières années et les attitudes thérapeutiques sont de plus en plus
conservatrices. L’objectif de notre étude était d’identifier les différents critères diagnostiques ayant posé l’indication op...
A hipereosinofilia é considerada um factor etiológico na patogénese da fibrose endomiocárdica, uma cardiomiopatia de causa desconhecida com elevada prevalência em Inharrime. Como parte dum estudo de estabelecimento de uma coorte para estudo de incidência de fibrose endomiocárdica nesse distrito, f...
