EMSSA

Top Ten Tips

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Recognition of serious illness

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Update on basic & advanced life support

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Ministers of Health approve action plan to reduce traffic injuries

Michele Twomey — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:09:33 +0000

Ministers of health of the Americas have approved a new plan of action on road safety designed to prevent traffic injuries, the leading cause of death in children aged 5 to 14 in the hemisphere and the second-leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 44.

Taxi driver training in Madagascar: the first step in developing a functioning prehospital emergency care system

Michele Twomey — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:23:36 +0000

Abstract

Background Prehospital care in developing countries is severely lacking. Few countries can afford the relatively expensive formalised Western model of a prehospital emergency medical system. The WHO has highlighted the development of layperson first responder programmes as the most basic step in the development of a functioning prehospital system.

EMPodSA-09-Headache in Emergency Medicine

Michele Twomey — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:40:11 +0000

EMPodSA-08-Back Pain in Emergency Medicine

Michele Twomey — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:16:54 +0000

EMPodSA-07-Triage Introduction

Michele Twomey — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:09:50 +0000

Haiti: The South African perspective

Michele Twomey — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:53:23 +0000

Abstract

Background and problem statement: The South African response to the Haitian earthquake consisted of two independent non-government organisations (NGOs) working separately with minimal contact. Both teams experienced problems during the deployment, mainly owing to not following the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) guidelines.

EMPodSA-06-Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Michele Twomey — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:45:10 +0000