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16th June 2015

Homemade Needle Thoracentesis Simulation Vest – 4th Place – AfJEM Resource Innovation Competition 2015

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In the preparation for the 19th World Congress on Disaster & Emergency Medicine held in Cape Town – AfJEM asked African Emergency Medicine lovers something interesting – “Can you hack, concoct, devise or contrive a wanted resource using only locally available materials? You can..? Really..? Now you can show it off & win some amazing…

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9th June 2015

Below elbow POP video

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Below Elbow POP This video aims to give simple steps in the procedure of paediatric below elbow plaster of paris (POP) Equipment: ortho wool, 2x medium rolls of POP, 1x large roll of POP Apply ortho wool: intervals covering 50% of your last throw, down the arm Applying the first POP: start at the wrist…

Kat Evans
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1st June 2015

Using condoms to avoid PPH related maternal deaths in Africa – Not what you think!

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Reducing maternal death is the fifth Millennium Developmental Goal as Identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and has been a priority in Africa for many years. In Africa, the maternal mortality rate is still unacceptably high – one woman dies every 7 minutes in Africa from birth-complications. The leading cause of maternal death is…

Willem Stassen
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28th May 2015

Nasal atomisation without the device – 5th place – AfJEM resource innovation competition 2015

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28th May 2015

Introduction to out-of-hospital emergency systems in South Africa

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Out-of-hospital Emergency System in South Africa Craig and Minh recently did a great podcast discussing many of the above points: listen to it here on the PHARM South Africa has a unique out-of-hospital healthcare system, it is by far one of the more developed when compared to neighbouring countries and many standards meet…

Kirsten Kingma
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28th May 2015

The art of the EMS Handover

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“Handover of care is one of the most perilous procedures in medicine, and when carried out improperly can be a major contributory factor to subsequent error and harm to patients.” – Professor Sir John Lilleyman, Medical Director, National Patient Safety Agency, UK Scenario A patient with blunt traumatic brain injury was intubated prehospital using…

Craig Wylie
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