Browsing Journal Article by Subject "Trauma"

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    • Building trauma and EMS systems capacity in Rwanda: lessons and recommendations 

      Jayaraman, Sudha; Ntirenganya, Faustin; Nkeshimana, Menelas; Rosenberg, Ashley; Dushime, Theophile; Kabagema, Ignace; Uwitonze, Jean Marie; Uwitonize, Eric; Nyinawankusi, Jeanne d'Arc; Riviello, Robert; Bagahirwa, Irene; Williams, Kenneth L; Krebs, Elizabeth; Maine, Rebecca; Banguti, Paulin; Rulisa, Stephen; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Byiringiro, Jean Claude (Ubiquity Press Ltd , Unit 3.22, East London Works, 65-75 Whitechapel Road, London, England, E1 1du, 2021)
      Background: Surgical capacity building has gained substantial momentum. However, care at the hospital level depends on improved access to emergency services. There is no established model for facilitating trauma and EMS ...

    • Epidemiology of Child Injuries in Uganda: Challenges for Health Policy 

      Hsia, Y Renee; Ozgediz, Doruk; Jayaraman, Sudha; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Mutto, Milton; Kobusingye, C Olive (Page Press Publ, 2011-03-01)
      Globally, 90%ofroad crash deaths occurin the developing world. Children in Africa bear the major part of this burden, with the highest unintentional injury rates in the world. Our study aims to better understand injury ...

    • Epidemiology of Paediatric Injuries in Rwanda Using a Prospective Trauma Registry 

      Petroze, RT; Martin, AN; Ntaganda, E; Kyamanywa, Patrick; St-Louis, E; Rasmussen, SK; Calland, JF; Byiringiro, JC (Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2020)
      Background: Child survival initiatives historically prioritized efforts to reduce child morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases and maternal conditions. Little attention has been devoted to paediatric injuries ...

    • Injury characteristics, severity and thirty-day mortality of non-sexual assault related injuries in Uganda 

      Asiimwe, Daniel; Abio, Anne; Subramanian, Sadhvi; Nelson, Kevin; Wilson, Michael Lowery; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Lule, Herman (SSRN - Elsevier, 2023-02-06)
      Non-sexual assault is increasingly becoming a global public health concern in the context of human rights advocacy. The objective of this study was to determine the injury characteristics, severity and factors associated ...