Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa

A Pettke, W Stassen, L Laflamme, LA Wallis… - BMC emergency …, 2023 - Springer
Background To limit virus spread during the COVID pandemic, extensive measures were
implemented around the world. In South Africa, these restrictions included alcohol and …

Trends in neurotrauma epidemiology, management, and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kigali, Rwanda

OY Tang, C Uwamahoro… - Journal of …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
National regulations to curb the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission and
health care resource reallocation may have impacted incidence and treatment for …

Tackling alcohol-related road traffic injuries is an urgent public health priority in Tanzania and across East Africa

M Swahn - International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2023 - ijadr.org
The burden of road traffic injuries across Africa is a significant public health concern, with
very high mortality and morbidity rates. In East Africa specifically, there is emerging research …

Prevalence of road traffic accidents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Shahsavarinia, H Salehi-Pourmehr… - Journal of Research …, 2023 - jrcm.tbzmed.ac.ir
Introduction: At the beginning of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic, many
countries around the world closed their centers and imposed restrictions on urban and …

A Comparative Gender Analysis of Injury Characteristics, Treatments and Outcomes among Persons Seeking Emergency Care in Kigali, Rwanda

L Mumporeze, C Uwamahoro, D Uwamahoro… - Trauma Care, 2023 - mdpi.com
In high-income nations, gender has been associated with injury characteristics. This study
evaluated injury epidemiology and care based on gender at the Centre Hospitalier …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with HIV testing among patients seeking emergent injury care in Kigali, Rwanda

A Beeman, CG Marques, OY Tang… - African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Emergency centres (ECs) can be important access points for HIV
testing. In Rwanda, one in eight people with HIV are unaware of their infection status, which …

Evaluating post-injury functional status among patients presenting for emergency care in Kigali, Rwanda

E Odoom, SC Garbern, OY Tang, CG Marqués… - Trauma Care, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite high injury-related morbidity, approaches for evaluating post-injury functional status
after emergency care are poorly characterized in resource-limited settings. This study …