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Ministers of Health approve action plan to reduce traffic injuries
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
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
EMPodSA-08-Back Pain in Emergency Medicine
EMPodSA-07-Triage Introduction
Haiti: The South African perspective
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
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Taxi driver training in Madagascar: the first step in developing a functioning prehospital emergency care system
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