Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South AfricaInjuriesPhysical traumaCOVID-19Emergency Medical SystemEMSLockdownSouth AfricaMiddle-income cou
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The public Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in the Western Cape is a robust system, provided by Advanced Life Support (ALS), Intermediate Life Support (ILS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) practitioners. These practitioners are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA),...
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Most participants were residents in the WC (91%; n = 62), primarily from within the Metro District (90%; n = 61); 9% were from the neighbouring Eastern Cape province who had migrated for medical care (Table 3). All patients had been referred from services within the Metro ...
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Emergency Medical Services (MeSH)Pain Measurement (MeSH)PrehospitalINTRODUCTION :A growing body of evidence suggests that pain knowledge and management are poor, perhaps more so in the prehospital setting. The daily challenges that emergency care providers face in dealing with prehospital pain remain ...
The burden of trauma at a district hospital in the Western Cape Province of South AfricaEmergency medical services, Non-accidental injury, Emergency medicine, Trauma system, Unintentional injuryBackgroundSub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate burden of mortality from trauma. District hospitals, ...
At the time of the study, the rural areas in the Western Cape had 44 Emergency Medical Services stations and 29 medical facilities that can assist to provide definitive (trauma) care. Further optimisation of the facility locations is recommended and research has begun. More advanced geographical ...
This study aimed to identify the key descriptors (words and phrases) of OHCA used by callers in the Western Cape when contacting the provincial Emergency Medical Services' emergency call centre. Methodology Computer-aided dispatch data with a corresponding "patient unresponsive" incident type were ...