African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Article	Citations
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region	29
Emergency preparedness capacity of a university hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study	24
Acute organophosphorus toxicity in a regional hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective chart review	23
Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital	19
Artificial intelligence in clinical toxicology in Africa: Emerging applications and barriers	18
Workplace violence against nurses in the Emergency Department in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital	17
Climate change and emergency care in Africa: A scoping review	17
Implementation of a fast triage score for patients arriving to a low resource hospital in Uganda	15
Training and certification in first responder care among mountaineering practitioners in east Africa	13
Massive influx of victims: staff preparedness and facility readiness of Tunisian general University Hospitals.	13
Non-specialist emergency medicine qualifications in Africa: Lessons from the South African Diploma in Primary Emergency Care	13
Pre-course online cases for the world health organization's basic emergency care course in Uganda: A mixed methods analysis	12
Awareness, attitude and perceived knowledge regarding First Aid in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional household survey	12
Accuracy of focused cardiac ultrasound interpretation among emergency and critical care medicine residents in Ethiopia: A multi-center cross-sectional study	11
Barriers to accessing appendectomy in the public sector health system in the Western Cape Province, South Africa	11
Ten years of the community-based emergency first aid responder (EFAR) system in the Western Cape of South Africa: What has happened, what has changed, and what has been learned	11
Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low– and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis	10
An observational simulation-based study of the accuracy of intercostal drain placement and factors influencing placement	10
South African palliative care provider perspectives on emergency medical services in palliative situations	10
Financial medicine as a source of moral distress: An unrecognised pathway to moral injury in the South African EMS systems	10
Five-year analysis of clinical presentations and predictors of stroke mortality in rural Southwestern Nigeria: A retrospective observational study	10
Incidence and factors associated with being a victim of community assault; retrospective review of medical records in an Emergency Centre	10
Global Health research abstracts: Jul ‘24	9
Experiences of injured patients referred to higher levels of care after initial assessment and management at non-tertiary hospitals in Ghana	9
Level of emergency and disaster preparedness of public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study	8

Current use and perceived barriers of emergency point-of-care ultrasound by African health care practitioners	8
The prevalence, management, and thirty-day outcomes of symptomatic atrial fibrillation in a Tanzanian emergency department	8
A cohort of pediatric injury patients from a hospital-based trauma registry in Northern Tanzania	8
A descriptive analysis of the casemix presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency centre in East London, South Africa	8
Chest trauma epidemiology and emergency department management in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kigali, Rwanda	8
Consensus-based research priorities for post-collision care in the Western Cape province of South Africa	8
Catheterized chicken for training on ultrasound-guided vascular access: A simple, cost-effective, and effective model	8
Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana	8
Incidence of mortality and predictors among patients with shock managed in the emergency room of a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia	7
Financial burden associated with attendance at a public hospital emergency department in Johannesburg	7
Disaster response readiness assessment of public hospitals in Addis Ababa City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	7
Global Health research abstracts: October ‘25	7
Global health research abstracts: April ‘23	7
Global health research abstracts: February ‘24	6
Implementing the Safe Airway Checklist (SAC) at the emergency department of a major teaching hospital in Rwanda: A pre- and post-intervention study	6
Profile of referrals to an intensive care unit from a regional hospital emergency centre in KwaZulu-Natal	6
Computed tomography benefits and cost in hemodynamically stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma at an Egyptian University Hospital	6
Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care providers on obstetric haemorrhage in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross-sectional study	6
Emergency medicine as a career: Knowledge, attitudes and predictors in Nigerian medical students	6
Global health research abstracts: December ‘24	6
The new injury severity score underestimates true injury severity in a resource-constrained setting	6
Time delays in emergency stroke care in a low-resource referral hospital in Ghana	5
Ketamine as adjunctive or monotherapy for post-intubation sedation in patients with trauma on mechanical ventilation: A rapid review	5
Access to acute stroke care: A retrospective descriptive analysis of stroke patients’ journey to a district hospital	5
Physical restraint within the prehospital Emergency Medical Care Environment: A scoping review	5
Emergency laparotomy for peritonitis in the elderly: A Multicentre observational study of outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa	5
Emergency clinician output in a district hospital emergency centre: a cross-sectional analysis	5
Clinical impact of a prehospital trauma shock bundle of care in South Africa	5
Prognostic accuracy of eight triage scores in suspected COVID-19 in an Emergency Department low-income setting: An observational cohort study	5
Quality of systematic reviews in African emergency medicine: a cross-sectional methodological study	5
Examining the burden of unintentional injuries in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Evaluation des connaissances théoriques des étudiants en médecine sur les gestes de premiers secours en République Démocratique du Congo	5
Critical care transfers of ventilator-dependent patients from operating theatres to Critical Care Units in a South African Metropole	4
Predicting mortality in trauma patients - A retrospective comparison of the performance of six scoring systems applied to polytrauma patients from the emergency centre of a South African central hospi	4
The clinical characteristics and outcomes of appendicitis in a population with a high HIV-infection prevalence	4
A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to emergency care delays in Northern Tanzania through the Three Delays	4
Systemic emergency department performance in a low resource tertiary health facility in central Kenya: Micro level emergency care system evaluation	4
Essential human and material resources for emergency care in the district hospitals of Burundi	4
Global Health research abstracts: March ‘24	4
Analysis of risk factors for wound infection after extremity fracture caused by machete cut in a resource-limited setting	4
Global Health abstracts	4
Thoracic trauma in national hospital Abuja, Nigeria: The epidemiology, injury severity and initial management options	4
A systematic review and meta-analysis of noradrenaline compared to adrenaline in the management of septic shock	4
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of first aid among taxi operators in a Kampala City Taxi Park, Uganda: A cross-sectional study	4
Global Health research abstracts: September ‘24	4
Determining the research priorities for emergency care within the Western Cape province of South Africa: A consensus study	4
Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility and central venous pressure in assessing volume status in shocked patients	4
The views and experiences of candidates and graduates from a South African emergency medicine doctoral programme	4
Malaria and COVID-19: A double battle for Burundi	4
Global health research abstracts: January ‘24	4

Paediatric emergency care at an academic referral hospital in Mozambique	3
Knowledge and practices of epistaxis in Eastern Tanzania: A cross-sectional study of an emergency in otorhinolaryngology	3
Acute trauma care training in undergraduate medical education programs in Uganda; A cross-sectional survey of final year medical students	3
Clinical profile and outcome of patients with acute kidney injury in the Emergency Department of a teaching hospital in Ethiopia	3
A descriptive study of trauma patients transported by helicopter emergency medical services to a level one trauma centre	3
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of emergency medical services in Nairobi, Kenya	3
Prehospital care utilization and associated factors among trauma patients during armed conflict: A mixed-methods study in west Amhara, Ethiopia referral hospitals	3
Data completeness and quality of emergency triage in Ethiopian public tertiary hospitals: A multicenter study	3
Antivenom supply and demand: An analysis of antivenom availability and utilization in South Africa	3
A consensus-based tool for capability benchmarking of emergency medical services in South Africa	3
Global Health research abstracts: September ‘25	3
Developing an Emergency Medicine assessment tool for medical interns within the South African context – A Modified Delphi Study	3
A 12-month retrospective descriptive analysis of a single helicopter emergency medical service operator in four South African provinces	3
Global Health research abstracts: November ‘25	3
Evaluate the incidence, topography, management, and outcomes in patients with polytrauma in the Suez Canal and Sinai areas	3
Vehicle extrication in road traffic crashes: a descriptive analysis of an advanced medical rescue service in South Africa	3
The knowledge level of nurses managing critically-ill and injured patients in Ashanti Region of Ghana	3
Improving the time to pain relief in the emergency department through triage nurse-initiated analgesia - a quasi-experimental study from Ethiopia	3
Performance of the South African triage score among HIV positive individuals presenting to an emergency department	3
A comparison of the effectiveness of QCPR and conventional CPR training in final-year medical students at a South African university	3
The ethical considerations for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of the published literature	2
Intubation during spinal motion restriction using the LuboTM cervical collar - a manikin simulation study	2
Strengthening emergency care provision in a non-emergency physician run emergency department – Experience from the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
Epidemiological profile and performance of triage decision-making process of COVID-19 suspected cases in southern Tunisia	2
Factors contributing to extended length of stay in the emergency department and potential strategies for improving patient flow in a central hospital in the Gauteng Province, South Africa	2
Global Health research abstracts: September ‘23	2
Utilisation of WhatsApp for Emergency Medical Services in Garissa, Kenya	2
Factors influencing willingness to intervene as bystanders among adult residents living in crash-prone areas in the Ashanti region of Ghana	2
Utilisation of peripheral vasopressor medications and extravasation events among critically ill patients in Rwanda: A prospective cohort study	2
Delay in hospital discharge of trauma patients in a University Hospital in Egypt: A prospective observational study	2
Global health research abstracts: March ‘23	2
Improving emergency care capacity with the WHO-ICRC Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course	2
Occupational blood and body fluid exposure among emergency medical service providers in the eThekwini metropole of South Africa	2
Development of a checklist for auditing completion of patient report forms: A Delphi study	2
Injury patterns in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries from motor crashes admitted to Mulago hospital accidents & emergency unit	2
Clinical profile and outcomes of trauma patients visiting the emergency department of a trauma center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2
Emergency care drugs' chemical stability after eight weeks’ deployment in the prehospital setting	2
The value of shock index, modified shock index and age shock index to predict mortality and hospitalisation in a district level emergency centre	2
Perceived support needs of novice nurses working in emergency departments of selected public hospitals in Tshwane, South Africa	2
Adapted full-face snorkel masks as an alternative for COVID-19 personal protection during aerosol generating procedures in South Africa: A multi-centre, non-blinded in-situ simulation study	2
Factors affecting initiation of palliative care in a Ugandan Emergency Department	2
The role of emergency medicine interest groups in the development of emergency medicine: A case of Mbarara University of Science and Technology—Emergency Medicine Interest Group (MUST-EMIG) in Uganda	2
After-hour trauma-radiograph interpretation in the emergency centre of a District Hospital	2
Factors associated with mortality among patients with penetrating non-compressible torso hemorrhage in South Africa: A retrospective cohort study	2
Streamlining referral decisions for childhood poisoning: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa	2
Global health research abstracts: July ‘23	2
Can plethysmographic capillary refill time predict lactate during sepsis? An observational study from Morocco	2
Framework first: Key insights on developing emergency medical care policy in low- and middle-income countries	2
The transition of patient care: Exploring the outcomes of prehospital to hospital patient handover practices and healthcare provider education	2
Embracing 3D printing in emergency medicine training in Africa	2
Factors which affect the application and implementation of a spinal motion restriction protocol by prehospital providers in a low resource setting: A scoping review	2
Abstracts from African Conference of Emergency Care 2024. Gaborone, Botswana November 2024	2
Comparative study of National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) chest algorithm and extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) in the early detection of blunt ches	2
Physicians' knowledge and practice concerning diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis: The situation in Egypt	2
The activities and impacts of a community-based volunteer ambulance service in Cape Town, South Africa	2
Global Health research abstracts: June ‘24	2
Understanding the factors that influence CT utilization for mild traumatic brain injury in a low resource setting - a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework	2
Assault-injured youth in the emergency centres of Khayelitsha, South Africa: A prospective study of recidivism and mortality	1
Barriers and facilitators to providing facility-based emergency care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A mixed methods study	1
Assessment and reassessment of injured patients at non-tertiary hospitals in Ghana: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial	1
Patients requiring palliative care attending a regional hospital emergency centre in South Africa: A descriptive study	1
The knowledge and skills of emergency department registered nursing staff at an academic hospital in South Africa, on endotracheal tube cuff manometry, before and after a training session	1
Trauma beyond the limbs: Epidemiology and outcomes of non-extremity penetrating trauma in a tertiary hospital Emergency Department, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Challenges and opportunities to improve efficiency and quality of prehospital emergency care using an mHealth platform: Qualitative study in Rwanda	1
Global Health research abstracts: December ‘22	1
Drug and alcohol use in Tanzanian road traffic collision drivers	1
Mapping the evidence of emergency nursing research in WHO Afro-region states: A Scoping Review	1
Acute non-traumatic abdominal pain presenting to emergency unit of a university teaching hospital in Rwanda	1
Exhaled carbon monoxide concentration in correlation to clinical parameters to detect carbon monoxide poisoning among fire victims in an Egyptian Emergency Department	1
An investigation into the use of Full-body Low Dose X-rays Imaging system in South Africa: Radiographer's perspective	1
Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of smartphone captured radiologic images communicated via WhatsApp®	1
Development and delivery of a higher diploma in emergency medicine and critical care for clinical officers in Kenya	1
Triage implementation audit at the adult emergency department of Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia	1
Prevalence and presentation of neonatal sepsis at a paediatric emergency department in Johannesburg, South Africa	1
Nurses’ knowledge on trauma and emergency care and associated factors in Ghanaian district hospitals	1
Characteristics and outcomes of children initiated on high flow nasal cannula and continuous positive airway pressure at the emergency centre of a district hospital in South Africa	1
Exploring trauma surgeons' views on trauma care in Nigeria: A qualitative study	1
Effects of the Lubo cervical collar on airway patency in awake adults – A magnetic resonance imaging study	1
Global health research abstracts: February ‘25	1
An assessment of emergency care capacity at three hospitals in the Harare metropol, Zimbabwe: A descriptive cross-sectional study using the WHO Hospital Emergency Assessment Tool (HEAT)	1

Global Health abstracts	1
Workplace violence in three public sector emergency departments, Gauteng, South Africa: A cross-sectional survey	1
Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients	1
Diagnostic Performance of Point of Care Ultrasound Compared to Chest X-Ray in Patients with Hypoxia at a Teaching Hospital Emergency Department in Uganda	1
An evaluation of basic life support training among medical students in Southwest Nigeria: A web-based study	1
Global health research abstracts: August ‘24	1
Magnitude and associated factors of discharge against medical advice among patients treated in the adult Emergency Department at an Ethiopian University Hospital	1
Stroke in Djibouti	1
Injury characteristics and their association with clinical complications among emergency care patients in Tanzania	1
Temporal changes in trauma according to alcohol sale restrictions during the South African national COVID-19 lockdown	1
From vocational to graduation: A mixed methods study of support needs for vocational learners pursuing post-graduate education in South Africa	1
Leveraging tele-mentoring and remote learning to strengthen the emergency care capacity of health workers in Uganda	1
Editorial - AfJEM Dec 2025	1
Global health research abstracts: May ‘24	1
The value of electrocardiography in predicting inpatient mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A cross sectional analysis	1
Characteristics of paediatric injuries as predictors of 24-hour disposition from the Emergency Department of a teaching hospital in Southwestern Uganda	1
Prehospital emergency response and management of pregnancy-associated haemorrhage in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study	1
Epidemiology and outcomes of geriatric trauma patients consulting at the center hospitalier universitaire de Kigali emergency department	1
A retrospective review of post-intubation sedation and analgesia practices in a South African private ambulance service	1
The evolving role of paramedicine educators: A scoping review	1
Description and analysis of the emergency obstetric interfacility ambulance transfers (IFTs) to Kawempe National Referral Hospital in Uganda	1
Financial medicine: A multi-dimensional concept moving towards contextually specific working definitions for use in the South African prehospital setting	1
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand	1
Trauma provision in South-West Nigeria: Epidemiology, challenges and priorities	1
Impact of implementation of sequential trauma education programs (STEPs) course on missed injuries in emergency polytrauma patients, Ismailia, Egypt	1
Variables required for the audit of quality completion of patient report forms by EMS—A scoping review	1
Global Health research abstracts: November ‘22	1
Empowering emergency nursing in Africa through research	1
Managing acute abdominal pain in the emergency centre: Lessons from a patient's experience	1
Assessing the relationship between armed conflict and infectious disease incidence in Six Sub-Saharan Countries: Implications for Emergency Departments in conflict areas	1
Demographics and clinical characteristics of hospitalised patients under investigation for COVID-19 with an initial negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test result	1
Effects of a pilot simulation training on interdisciplinary closed-loop communication and time to critical actions at an emergency centre in Burundi	1