Pre-referral stabilization and compliance with WHO guidelines for trauma care among adult patients referred to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania

Autor: Nanyori J. Lucumay, Hendry R. Sawe, Amour Mohamed, Erasto Sylvanus, Upendo George, Juma A. Mfinanga, Ellen J. Weber

Publikováno v: BMC Emergency Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2019)

Abstract Background The outcomes of trauma are considered to be time dependent. Efficient and timely pre-referral stabilization of trauma patients has been shown to impact survival. Tanzania has no formal pre-hospital or trauma system. World Health O

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Pain assessment and management of trauma patients in an emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Autor: Nanyori J. Lucumay, Juma A. Mfinanga, George D. Dilunga, Hendry R. Sawe, Elly M. Mulesi, Irene Kulola, Ellen J. Weber

Publikováno v: Safety in Health, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Dilunga, George D; Sawe, Hendry R; Kulola, Irene B; Mfinanga, Juma A; Lucumay, Nanyori J; Mulesi, Elly M; et al.(2018). Pain assessment and management of trauma patients in an emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. Safety in Health, 4(1). doi: 10.1186/s40886-018-0079-8. UCSF: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9kc5f01r
Safety in Health, vol 4, iss 1

Background Proper pain assessment is a core component in management of trauma patients but prior literature has suggested that pain management is inadequate in emergency settings. With the development of emergency medicine in low-income countries (LI

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Performance characteristics of a local triage tool and internationally validated tools among under-fives presenting to an urban emergency department in Tanzania

Autor: Nanyori J. Lucumay, Kilalo M. Mjema, Juma A. Mfinanga, Nafsa R. Marombwa, Upendo George, Said S. Kilindimo, Hendry R. Sawe, Ellen J. Weber

Publikováno v: BMC pediatrics, vol 19, iss 1
Marombwa, Nafsa R; Sawe, Hendry R; George, Upendo; Kilindimo, Said S; Lucumay, Nanyori J; Mjema, Kilalo M; et al.(2019). Performance characteristics of a local triage tool and internationally validated tools among under-fives presenting to an urban emergency department in Tanzania.. BMC pediatrics, 19(1), 44. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1417-7. UCSF: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2vn8q6c7
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BMC Pediatrics, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)

Background A number of region-specific validated triage systems exist; however very little is known about their performance in resource limited settings. We compare the local triage tool and internationally validated tools among under-fives presentin

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